diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 501215a2..1bd6e670 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="LibGit2Sharp" Version="0.31.0" />
     <!-- The EF-managed catalog (SqlFlow.Catalog): the estate read-model, the run queue, schedules, users, and the
          delivery ledger. EF lives ONLY here, never in the engine. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.17" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.20" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.17" />
     <!-- The delivery ledger tests run the catalog model on an in-memory SQLite database. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="9.0.17" />