diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 23bad3d..f629f02 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
          line so the packages ask for the lowest version a consumer can have; an application on
          EF Core 9 or 10 resolves to its own version. Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL
          8.0.10 is the last 8.0 release that accepts the Npgsql 8.0.5 pinned above. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.31" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.31" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.21" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.21" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="8.0.10" />
 
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