diff --git a/AutoCat/AutoCat.csproj b/AutoCat/AutoCat.csproj
index 162b6dc..4ca424c 100644
--- a/AutoCat/AutoCat.csproj
+++ b/AutoCat/AutoCat.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <BuiltInComInteropSupport>true</BuiltInComInteropSupport>
         <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
         <AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>false</AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>
+        <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -17,16 +18,16 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="11.0.5" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="11.0.5" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="11.0.6" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="11.0.6" />
         <!--Condition below is needed to remove Avalonia.Diagnostics package from build output in Release configuration.-->
-        <PackageReference Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="11.0.5" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.ReactiveUI" Version="11.0.5" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Themes.Fluent" Version="11.0.5" />
+        <PackageReference Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="11.0.6" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.ReactiveUI" Version="11.0.6" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Themes.Fluent" Version="11.0.6" />
         <PackageReference Include="FluentAvaloniaUI" Version="2.0.4" />
-        <PackageReference Include="MessageBox.Avalonia" Version="3.1.4" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="7.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MessageBox.Avalonia" Version="3.1.5.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="8.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/AutoCatCore/AutoCatCore.csproj b/AutoCatCore/AutoCatCore.csproj
index 84efc66..4af0c0f 100644
--- a/AutoCatCore/AutoCatCore.csproj
+++ b/AutoCatCore/AutoCatCore.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.0.12" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="7.0.12" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>