diff --git a/RecipeManager/Directory.Packages.props b/RecipeManager/Directory.Packages.props
index 9ae9407..ffccb14 100644
--- a/RecipeManager/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/RecipeManager/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="Ardalis.GuardClauses" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="FluentResults" Version="3.16.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.11.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.12.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="FluentValidation.AspNetCore" Version="11.3.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.21.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.23.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="10.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Scrutor" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="10.2.3" />
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.8.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="NSubstitute" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NSubstitute" Version="6.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Api/packages.lock.json b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Api/packages.lock.json
index e3cd1ee..e94ba41 100644
--- a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Api/packages.lock.json
+++ b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Api/packages.lock.json
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
     "net10.0": {
       "FluentValidation": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[11.11.0, )",
-        "resolved": "11.11.0",
-        "contentHash": "cyIVdQBwSipxWG8MA3Rqox7iNbUNUTK5bfJi9tIdm4CAfH71Oo5ABLP4/QyrUwuakqpUEPGtE43BDddvEehuYw=="
+        "requested": "[11.12.0, )",
+        "resolved": "11.12.0",
+        "contentHash": "Wim3rI1nGZKO5S/lgJ0ZpD3W/uu1CECoJ8pETzC8av34ejr+jCDr4paKhSJRG0Ltcv8UjdxtYCynG+RUEfEUDA=="
       },
       "FluentValidation.AspNetCore": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[1.21.0, )",
-        "resolved": "1.21.0",
-        "contentHash": "8NudeHOE56YsY59HYY89akRMup8Ho+7Y3cADTGjajjWroXVU9RQai2nA6PfteB8AuzmRHZ5NZQB2BnWhQEul5g=="
+        "requested": "[1.23.0, )",
+        "resolved": "1.23.0",
+        "contentHash": "2wDnb4umupJZ/1ikgWozFVpggH1mlHQFc0odXVv2ZagL3RYwXgW9zmC15fiqIBzmaC0vLZUnLGwDY+p8ZR7Syw=="
       },
       "Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         "type": "Project",
         "dependencies": {
           "FluentResults": "[3.16.0, )",
-          "FluentValidation": "[11.11.0, )",
+          "FluentValidation": "[11.12.0, )",
           "RecipeManager.Domain": "[1.0.0, )"
         }
       },
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@
       "recipemanager.infrastructure": {
         "type": "Project",
         "dependencies": {
+          "FluentValidation": "[11.12.0, )",
           "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore": "[10.0.10, )",
           "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational": "[10.0.10, )",
           "Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL": "[10.0.3, )",
diff --git a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Application/packages.lock.json b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Application/packages.lock.json
index 521991b..c6454cf 100644
--- a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Application/packages.lock.json
+++ b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Application/packages.lock.json
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
       },
       "FluentValidation": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[11.11.0, )",
-        "resolved": "11.11.0",
-        "contentHash": "cyIVdQBwSipxWG8MA3Rqox7iNbUNUTK5bfJi9tIdm4CAfH71Oo5ABLP4/QyrUwuakqpUEPGtE43BDddvEehuYw=="
+        "requested": "[11.12.0, )",
+        "resolved": "11.12.0",
+        "contentHash": "Wim3rI1nGZKO5S/lgJ0ZpD3W/uu1CECoJ8pETzC8av34ejr+jCDr4paKhSJRG0Ltcv8UjdxtYCynG+RUEfEUDA=="
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection": {
         "type": "Direct",
diff --git a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/RecipeManager.Infrastructure.csproj b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/RecipeManager.Infrastructure.csproj
index 941a2cc..5aaa26e 100644
--- a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/RecipeManager.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/RecipeManager.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json
index 0b90c03..a0649a2 100644
--- a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json
+++ b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.Infrastructure/packages.lock.json
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
   "version": 2,
   "dependencies": {
     "net10.0": {
+      "FluentValidation": {
+        "type": "Direct",
+        "requested": "[11.12.0, )",
+        "resolved": "11.12.0",
+        "contentHash": "Wim3rI1nGZKO5S/lgJ0ZpD3W/uu1CECoJ8pETzC8av34ejr+jCDr4paKhSJRG0Ltcv8UjdxtYCynG+RUEfEUDA=="
+      },
       "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[10.0.10, )",
@@ -295,7 +301,7 @@
         "type": "Project",
         "dependencies": {
           "FluentResults": "[3.16.0, )",
-          "FluentValidation": "[11.11.0, )",
+          "FluentValidation": "[11.12.0, )",
           "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection": "[10.0.10, )",
           "RecipeManager.Domain": "[1.0.0, )"
         }
@@ -322,12 +328,6 @@
           "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions": "2.1.1"
         }
       },
-      "FluentValidation": {
-        "type": "CentralTransitive",
-        "requested": "[11.11.0, )",
-        "resolved": "11.11.0",
-        "contentHash": "cyIVdQBwSipxWG8MA3Rqox7iNbUNUTK5bfJi9tIdm4CAfH71Oo5ABLP4/QyrUwuakqpUEPGtE43BDddvEehuYw=="
-      },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection": {
         "type": "CentralTransitive",
         "requested": "[10.0.10, )",
diff --git a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.UnitTests/packages.lock.json b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.UnitTests/packages.lock.json
index 6d85e7b..4ffbde1 100644
--- a/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.UnitTests/packages.lock.json
+++ b/RecipeManager/RecipeManager.UnitTests/packages.lock.json
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
       },
       "NSubstitute": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[6.0.0, )",
-        "resolved": "6.0.0",
-        "contentHash": "0gvKMbiJ+/WrfbcfBfqRZZrvfLJcd3rqkqVMjjlY5dtmLRVzMY+o/K/rJUStofQ2haSr9Vd04YDfvZtVVGS3/A==",
+        "requested": "[6.1.0, )",
+        "resolved": "6.1.0",
+        "contentHash": "4RKj/p9l0rylPcH+8EXMVbC4yNyfadUdzBFxog2caVThkMQpDw8Q+468mkFMjEmsFt+jXJSdtTwgVNkWzyCsHw==",
         "dependencies": {
           "Castle.Core": "5.1.1"
         }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         "type": "Project",
         "dependencies": {
           "FluentResults": "[3.16.0, )",
-          "FluentValidation": "[11.11.0, )",
+          "FluentValidation": "[11.12.0, )",
           "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection": "[10.0.10, )",
           "RecipeManager.Domain": "[1.0.0, )"
         }
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@
       },
       "FluentValidation": {
         "type": "CentralTransitive",
-        "requested": "[11.11.0, )",
-        "resolved": "11.11.0",
-        "contentHash": "cyIVdQBwSipxWG8MA3Rqox7iNbUNUTK5bfJi9tIdm4CAfH71Oo5ABLP4/QyrUwuakqpUEPGtE43BDddvEehuYw=="
+        "requested": "[11.12.0, )",
+        "resolved": "11.12.0",
+        "contentHash": "Wim3rI1nGZKO5S/lgJ0ZpD3W/uu1CECoJ8pETzC8av34ejr+jCDr4paKhSJRG0Ltcv8UjdxtYCynG+RUEfEUDA=="
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection": {
         "type": "CentralTransitive",