diff --git a/.github/workflows/Format.yml b/.github/workflows/Format.yml
index 9c5b85b..a428f7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Format.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.discover.result == 'success' }}
     uses: Stillpoint-Software/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/format.yml@main
     with:
-      dotnet_version: "10.0.x"
       branch: ${{ needs.discover.outputs.branch_name }}
     secrets: inherit
       
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index ad2e476..cc5a5ea 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
   <!-- Shared package refs -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- NBGV drives versions; PrivateAssets=all keeps it out of consumers -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.9.50" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" PrivateAssets="all" />
 
     <!-- SourceLink for GitHub -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" >
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
 
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting" Version="4.14.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- SourceLink / build hygiene -->
@@ -46,4 +46,10 @@
           PackagePath="\"
           Link="LICENSE" />
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Global project properies -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1240d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Core Application Dependencies -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Scripting" Version="5.0.0" />
+   <!-- Development Tools -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.9.50" />
+     <!-- Testing Framework -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.0.2" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Hyperbee.Resources.slnx b/Hyperbee.Resources.slnx
index f72cf28..118963f 100644
--- a/Hyperbee.Resources.slnx
+++ b/Hyperbee.Resources.slnx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Solution>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/">
     <File Path="Directory.Build.props" />
+    <File Path="Directory.Packages.props" />
     <File Path="LICENSE" />
     <File Path="README.md" />
     <File Path="version.json" />
diff --git a/src/Hyperbee.Resources/Hyperbee.Resources.csproj b/src/Hyperbee.Resources/Hyperbee.Resources.csproj
index 0b99969..3b0fded 100644
--- a/src/Hyperbee.Resources/Hyperbee.Resources.csproj
+++ b/src/Hyperbee.Resources/Hyperbee.Resources.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@
     <PackageTags>resources;NET;embedded resources</PackageTags>
     <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Stillpoint-Software/Hyperbee.Resources/</PackageProjectUrl>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
     <Copyright>Stillpoint Software, Inc.</Copyright>
     <Title>Hyperbee Resources</Title>
@@ -35,11 +33,11 @@
       <PackagePath>\</PackagePath>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
-    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0">
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Update="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.9.50" />
+    <PackageReference Update="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests/AssemblyInfo.cs b/test/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f4c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+
+// Explicitly enable test parallelization at method level
+// This allows multiple test methods to run in parallel for faster execution
+// Safe for resource loading tests that don't share mutable state
+[assembly: Parallelize( Workers = 0, Scope = ExecutionScope.MethodLevel )]
diff --git a/test/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests.csproj b/test/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests.csproj
index ed5d497..7b7bba7 100644
--- a/test/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests/Hyperbee.Resources.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -18,13 +15,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4">
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -36,11 +33,11 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0">
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" >
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Update="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.9.50" />
+    <PackageReference Update="Nerdbank.GitVersioning"  />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 026c978..2e042e3 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.0.4",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/main$",
     "^refs/heads/hotfix$",