diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index 7d0951ff63a..ffaad9b43e3 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -1,33 +1,29 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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   <packageSources>
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+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-25ef4aa" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-25ef4aa3/nuget/v3/index.json" />
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     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-aspnetcore -->
+    <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-efcore -->
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+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-68c7e19-1" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-efcore-68c7e194-1/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d009555" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d0095554/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d009555-2" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d0095554-2/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d009555-1" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d0095554-1/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-efcore -->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709f/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709-2" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709f-2/nuget/v3/index.json" />
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-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709-12" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709f-12/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709-10" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709f-10/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e5/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e-2" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e5-2/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e-1" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e5-1/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e49" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e493/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e49-2" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e493-2/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e49-1" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e493-1/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
     <!--End: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources above.-->
     <add key="dotnet-public" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-public/nuget/v3/index.json" />
@@ -63,30 +59,26 @@
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     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-aspnetcore -->
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-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-10" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-11" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-12" value="true" />
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-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-15" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-2" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-3" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-4" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-5" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-6" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-7" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-8" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb-9" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-704f7cb" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-b96167f-2" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-25ef4aa-1" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-25ef4aa-2" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-aspnetcore-25ef4aa" value="true" />
+    <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-efcore -->
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-68c7e19-1" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-68c7e19-2" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-68c7e19" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d009555-1" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d009555-2" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-efcore-d009555" value="true" />
+    <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-efcore -->
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-aspnetcore -->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709-10" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709-12" value="true" />
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-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709-2" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-80aa709" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e-1" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e-2" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-831d23e" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e49-1" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e49-2" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-1584e49" value="true" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
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diff --git a/eng/MSBuild/ProjectStaging.targets b/eng/MSBuild/ProjectStaging.targets
index dcb8ab80ccc..e3a89d03542 100644
--- a/eng/MSBuild/ProjectStaging.targets
+++ b/eng/MSBuild/ProjectStaging.targets
@@ -4,19 +4,6 @@
     <!-- Preview packages: do not use stable branding and do not warn about lack of [Experimental] -->
     <SuppressFinalPackageVersion Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'preview'">true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <NoWarn Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'preview'">$(NoWarn);LA0003</NoWarn>
-
-    <!-- Amend the description based on stage -->
-    <Description Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'dev'">Experimental package. $(Description)</Description>
-    <Description Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'obsolete'">Obsolete Package. $(Description)</Description>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!--
-      Makes it such that the package version won't be stabilized even when the rest of the repo is going stable.
-      https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/blob/main/Documentation/CorePackages/Versioning.md#package-version
-     -->
-    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion />
-    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'dev' or '$(Stage)' == 'preview'">true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Produce errors if we don't have all the right properties defined -->
@@ -35,11 +22,10 @@
     <Error Condition="'$(MinMutationScore)' != 'n/a' AND ('$(MinMutationScore)' &lt; 50)" Text="MinMutationScore property must be >= 50 for normal stage." />
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="_ValidateVersion" AfterTargets="GenerateNuspec" Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'dev' or '$(Stage)' == 'preview'">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <_ExpectedVersionSuffix>$(_PreReleaseLabel)$(_BuildNumberLabels)</_ExpectedVersionSuffix>
-    </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- Amend the description based on stage -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Description Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'dev'">Experimental package. $(Description)</Description>
+    <Description Condition="'$(Stage)' == 'obsolete'">Obsolete Package. $(Description)</Description>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
-    <Error Condition=" '$(VersionSuffix)' != '$(_ExpectedVersionSuffix)' " Text="Unexpected package version suffix. Expected suffix for '$(Stage)' stage: '$(_ExpectedVersionSuffix)', received: '$(VersionSuffix)'." />
-  </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 0cd7fa3add9..bc3fe9e81c1 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -1,196 +1,196 @@
 <Dependencies>
   <ProductDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
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       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Bcl.TimeProvider" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Bcl.TimeProvider" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
+      <Sha>831d23e56149cd59c40fc00c7feb7c5334bd19c4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>80aa709f5d919c6814726788dc6dabe23e79e672</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64">
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       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
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index baf6e933cfb..4577e7fa78c 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
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     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/aspnet/AspNetCore -->
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>9.0.2</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>9.0.3</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolVersion>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/efcore -->
-    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqliteVersion>9.0.2</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqliteVersion>
+    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqliteVersion>9.0.3</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqliteVersion>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/arcade -->
     <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>9.0.0-beta.25111.5</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
     <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingLTSVersion>8.0.1</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingLTSVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsOptionsConfigurationExtensionsLTSVersion>8.0.0</MicrosoftExtensionsOptionsConfigurationExtensionsLTSVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsOptionsLTSVersion>8.0.2</MicrosoftExtensionsOptionsLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>
     <SystemCollectionsImmutableLTSVersion>8.0.0</SystemCollectionsImmutableLTSVersion>
     <SystemConfigurationConfigurationManagerLTSVersion>8.0.1</SystemConfigurationConfigurationManagerLTSVersion>
     <SystemDiagnosticsDiagnosticSourceLTSVersion>8.0.1</SystemDiagnosticsDiagnosticSourceLTSVersion>
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@
     <SystemTextJsonLTSVersion>8.0.5</SystemTextJsonLTSVersion>
     <SystemThreadingChannelsLTSVersion>8.0.0</SystemThreadingChannelsLTSVersion>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/aspnet/AspNetCore -->
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyLTSVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolLTSVersion>8.0.13</MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRuntimewinx64LTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTestingLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestHostLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingSqlServerLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftExtensionsCachingStackExchangeRedisLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftExtensionsDiagnosticsHealthChecksLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftExtensionsHttpPollyLTSVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolLTSVersion>8.0.14</MicrosoftExtensionsObjectPoolLTSVersion>
     <!-- 3rd party dependencies -->
     <AzureAIProjectsVersion>1.0.0-beta.3</AzureAIProjectsVersion>
     <AzureAIOpenAIVersion>2.2.0-beta.1</AzureAIOpenAIVersion>
diff --git a/src/Generators/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports/Directory.Build.props b/src/Generators/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f739a758633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Generators/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project>
+  <!-- In order to get the right package versions for projects that shouldn't stabilize, we need to set this property before
+  importing the root level Directory.Build.props file. This property should be kept in here, as opposed to moving it to
+  the project itself. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Stage>dev</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Generators/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports.csproj b/src/Generators/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports.csproj
index ecfe0d4059a..47ffba75388 100644
--- a/src/Generators/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports.csproj
+++ b/src/Generators/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports/Microsoft.Gen.MetricsReports.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Stage>dev</Stage>
     <MinCodeCoverage>67</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>85</MinMutationScore>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing/Directory.Build.props b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4503261437d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Project>
+  <!-- In order to get the right package versions for projects that shouldn't stabilize, we need to set this property before
+  importing the root level Directory.Build.props file. This property should be kept in here, as opposed to moving it to
+  the project itself. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Stage>dev</Stage>
+    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0014</StageDevDiagnosticId>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing.csproj
index d135a3472db..01eb8bb974e 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing.csproj
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Stage>dev</Stage>
-    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0014</StageDevDiagnosticId>
     <MinCodeCoverage>100</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>100</MinMutationScore>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.csproj
index da24217861e..123a9a23334 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Extensions.AI</RootNamespace>
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>82</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>0</MinMutationScore>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference.csproj
index 5384a7992d7..1f14a18d823 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Extensions.AI</RootNamespace>
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>86</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>0</MinMutationScore>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console.csproj
index 0d9a6469640..c78f8b2d160 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Console.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Workstream>AIEval</Workstream>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <ForceLatestDotnetVersions>true</ForceLatestDotnetVersions>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>8</MinCodeCoverage>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality.csproj
index 3d9a48e1a5e..f73422364bc 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Workstream>AIEval</Workstream>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <ForceLatestDotnetVersions>true</ForceLatestDotnetVersions>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <!-- The evaluators in this assembly need AI and the tests that cover them are not being run in CI at the moment. -->
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure.csproj
index f705add750e..b1dbb80dd38 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.Azure.csproj
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Workstream>AIEval</Workstream>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <ForceLatestDotnetVersions>true</ForceLatestDotnetVersions>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>88</MinCodeCoverage>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting/CSharp/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting/CSharp/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.csproj
index 878378d633e..1b24a8d5887 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting/CSharp/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting/CSharp/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Reporting.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Workstream>AIEval</Workstream>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <ForceLatestDotnetVersions>true</ForceLatestDotnetVersions>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>66</MinCodeCoverage>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.csproj
index 0123cae0f0f..cd65f271c5c 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Workstream>AIEval</Workstream>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <ForceLatestDotnetVersions>true</ForceLatestDotnetVersions>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>56</MinCodeCoverage>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama.csproj
index 4189a7fb466..b8e47a28fad 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Ollama.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Extensions.AI</RootNamespace>
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>78</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>0</MinMutationScore>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI.csproj
index 18bfe009184..f9e83e3ce88 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Extensions.AI</RootNamespace>
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>49</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>0</MinMutationScore>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.csproj
index 10f590639ec..72bfb799ae7 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Extensions.AI</RootNamespace>
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <EnablePackageValidation>false</EnablePackageValidation>
     <MinCodeCoverage>89</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>0</MinMutationScore>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes/Directory.Build.props b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ea108580da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project>
+  <!-- In order to get the right package versions for projects that shouldn't stabilize, we need to set this property before
+  importing the root level Directory.Build.props file. This property should be kept in here, as opposed to moving it to
+  the project itself. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
+    <Stage>dev</Stage>
+    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0015</StageDevDiagnosticId>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes.csproj
index 8eb6ac3b9dc..4336188ced0 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Probes.csproj
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Stage>dev</Stage>
-    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0015</StageDevDiagnosticId>
     <MinCodeCoverage>76</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>75</MinMutationScore>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing/Directory.Build.props b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77a9a53a9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project>
+  <!-- In order to get the right package versions for projects that shouldn't stabilize, we need to set this property before
+  importing the root level Directory.Build.props file. This property should be kept in here, as opposed to moving it to
+  the project itself. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
+    <Stage>dev</Stage>
+    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0016</StageDevDiagnosticId>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing.csproj
index 63f7651746f..fdc40c84838 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Testing.csproj
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Stage>dev</Stage>
-    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0016</StageDevDiagnosticId>
     <MinCodeCoverage>100</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>90</MinMutationScore>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual/Directory.Build.props b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59864c9c658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project>
+  <!-- In order to get the right package versions for projects that shouldn't stabilize, we need to set this property before
+  importing the root level Directory.Build.props file. This property should be kept in here, as opposed to moving it to
+  the project itself. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
+    <Stage>dev</Stage>
+    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0017</StageDevDiagnosticId>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual.csproj
index e15687a9ee7..d80898ce3ae 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Contextual.csproj
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Stage>dev</Stage>
-    <StageDevDiagnosticId>EXTEXP0017</StageDevDiagnosticId>
     <MinCodeCoverage>100</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>80</MinMutationScore>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.csproj b/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.csproj
index 60078685015..2762f3148df 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.csproj
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.csproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <PackageTags>dotnet-new;templates;ai</PackageTags>
 
     <Stage>preview</Stage>
+    <SuppressFinalPackageVersion>true</SuppressFinalPackageVersion>
     <Workstream>AI</Workstream>
     <MinCodeCoverage>0</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>0</MinMutationScore>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/src/ChatWithCustomData/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/src/ChatWithCustomData/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp.csproj.in
index 92cb05131b3..707e0a73855 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/src/ChatWithCustomData/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates/src/ChatWithCustomData/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp/ChatWithCustomData.Web-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 <!--#if (UseManagedIdentity) -->
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="${AzureIdentityVersion}" />
 <!--#endif -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqliteVersion}" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="9.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="${MicrosoftExtensionsAIVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="${MicrosoftSemanticKernelCoreVersion}" />
     <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="${PdfPigVersion}" />