diff --git a/code/K9Crush-scaffold/K9Crush/Directory.Packages.props b/code/K9Crush-scaffold/K9Crush/Directory.Packages.props
index eb52314..b873500 100644
--- a/code/K9Crush-scaffold/K9Crush/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/code/K9Crush-scaffold/K9Crush/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     -->
 
     <!-- Persistence -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Marten" Version="9.17.1" />                                <!-- [confirmed real - from your restore log, net9.0/net10.0 only] -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="Marten" Version="9.20.0" />                                <!-- [confirmed real - from your restore log, net9.0/net10.0 only] -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Marten.AspNetCore" Version="9.17.1" />                     <!-- [confirmed real - from your restore log] -->
 
     <!-- Messaging / Mediator - Wolverine packages release in lockstep,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
          independently resolved to 6.17.2 in your restore log) -->
     <PackageVersion Include="WolverineFx" Version="6.17.2" />                           <!-- [confirmed real - from your restore log, net9.0/net10.0 only] -->
     <PackageVersion Include="WolverineFx.RabbitMQ" Version="6.17.2" />                  <!-- [good-faith, inferred lockstep - now well-supported by the pattern above] -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="WolverineFx.Marten" Version="6.17.2" />                    <!-- [confirmed real - from your restore log] -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="WolverineFx.Marten" Version="6.23.1" />                    <!-- [confirmed real - from your restore log] -->
     <PackageVersion Include="WolverineFx.Http" Version="6.17.2" />                      <!-- [confirmed real - from your restore log] -->
     <PackageVersion Include="WolverineFx.RuntimeCompilation" Version="6.17.2" />        <!-- [inferred lockstep] Dev-time only - see Program.cs comment; production should move to pre-generated static codegen instead of shipping this -->