diff --git a/backend/src/StudyPulse.Infrastructure/StudyPulse.Infrastructure.csproj b/backend/src/StudyPulse.Infrastructure/StudyPulse.Infrastructure.csproj
index b40ac0d..c6a539e 100644
--- a/backend/src/StudyPulse.Infrastructure/StudyPulse.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/backend/src/StudyPulse.Infrastructure/StudyPulse.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.12">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/backend/src/StudyPulse.WebApi/StudyPulse.WebApi.csproj b/backend/src/StudyPulse.WebApi/StudyPulse.WebApi.csproj
index 6078934..1e96113 100644
--- a/backend/src/StudyPulse.WebApi/StudyPulse.WebApi.csproj
+++ b/backend/src/StudyPulse.WebApi/StudyPulse.WebApi.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation.AspNetCore" Version="11.3.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="8.0.23" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.12">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>