diff --git a/samples/CodebaseExplorer/CodebaseExplorer.csproj b/samples/CodebaseExplorer/CodebaseExplorer.csproj
index 981cfeb..d367cda 100644
--- a/samples/CodebaseExplorer/CodebaseExplorer.csproj
+++ b/samples/CodebaseExplorer/CodebaseExplorer.csproj
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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diff --git a/samples/GherkinGenerator/GherkinGenerator.csproj b/samples/GherkinGenerator/GherkinGenerator.csproj
index 156b0e6..a3d45d1 100644
--- a/samples/GherkinGenerator/GherkinGenerator.csproj
+++ b/samples/GherkinGenerator/GherkinGenerator.csproj
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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diff --git a/samples/PullRequestReviewer/PullRequestReviewer.csproj b/samples/PullRequestReviewer/PullRequestReviewer.csproj
index 3fab377..140c632 100644
--- a/samples/PullRequestReviewer/PullRequestReviewer.csproj
+++ b/samples/PullRequestReviewer/PullRequestReviewer.csproj
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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diff --git a/src/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.csproj b/src/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.csproj
index 3d09bc7..60af9d8 100644
--- a/src/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.csproj
+++ b/src/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.csproj
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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diff --git a/tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests.csproj b/tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests.csproj
index 31c47a9..01d92ab 100644
--- a/tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests/CodebaseExplorer.Tests.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 
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diff --git a/tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests.csproj b/tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests.csproj
index 247cbbc..1b391aa 100644
--- a/tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests/GherkinGenerator.Tests.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 
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diff --git a/tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests.csproj b/tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests.csproj
index a35d5c7..677cae3 100644
--- a/tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests/JD.SemanticKernel.Connectors.ClaudeCode.Tests.csproj
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diff --git a/tests/PullRequestReviewer.Tests/PullRequestReviewer.Tests.csproj b/tests/PullRequestReviewer.Tests/PullRequestReviewer.Tests.csproj
index fb7cc06..609a12c 100644
--- a/tests/PullRequestReviewer.Tests/PullRequestReviewer.Tests.csproj
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@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 
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