diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 75759aa..3bc02be 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <!-- Core dependencies -->
-        <PackageVersion Include="JasperFx" Version="2.0.0-alpha.8" />
-        <PackageVersion Include="JasperFx.Events" Version="2.0.0-alpha.3" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="JasperFx" Version="2.0.0-alpha.11" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="JasperFx.Events" Version="2.0.0-alpha.4" />
         <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.0" />
         <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0" />
diff --git a/src/Polecat/Polecat.csproj b/src/Polecat/Polecat.csproj
index 7973a33..8b3a541 100644
--- a/src/Polecat/Polecat.csproj
+++ b/src/Polecat/Polecat.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
         <Description>SQL Server backed Event Store for the Critter Stack</Description>
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
         <RootNamespace>Polecat</RootNamespace>
+        <!-- AOT pillar (Critter Stack 2026 — JasperFx#213). Surfaces IL2026 / IL2070 /
+             IL2075 / IL3050 warnings against Polecat itself so the AOT punch list shows
+             up in our own CI rather than downstream consumers'. Aligns with
+             JasperFx + JasperFx.Events 2.0.0-alpha.11 / 2.0.0-alpha.4 and Weasel.Core
+             9.0.0-alpha.2 (refresh to alpha.3 lands in a follow-up bump). -->
+        <IsAotCompatible>true</IsAotCompatible>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>