diff --git a/services/reference-data-service/reference-data-service.csproj b/services/reference-data-service/reference-data-service.csproj
index 393b254..4bfc48d 100644
--- a/services/reference-data-service/reference-data-service.csproj
+++ b/services/reference-data-service/reference-data-service.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.12" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.0">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>