diff --git a/WindowsOptimizer.App/WindowsOptimizer.App.csproj b/WindowsOptimizer.App/WindowsOptimizer.App.csproj
index b786290ed..f720b44b9 100644
--- a/WindowsOptimizer.App/WindowsOptimizer.App.csproj
+++ b/WindowsOptimizer.App/WindowsOptimizer.App.csproj
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
     <!-- Quantum Optimizations -->
     <!-- NOTE: ReadyToRun publish can fail on duplicate simple-name inputs (e.g., Dia2Lib.dll). -->
     <PublishReadyToRun>false</PublishReadyToRun>
-    <!-- Publishing settings: keep distribution deterministic and only used by publish step -->
-    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
-    <SelfContained>false</SelfContained>
-    <IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>false</IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>
-    <!-- Ensure build outputs are produced to bin/ during development.
-         Distribution packaging must use the scripts/publish_release.ps1 script which writes to /publish_final/. -->
+    <!-- Publishing settings: keep distribution deterministic and only used by publish step -->
+    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+    <SelfContained>false</SelfContained>
+    <IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>false</IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>
+    <!-- Ensure build outputs are produced to bin/ during development.
+         Distribution packaging must use the scripts/publish_release.ps1 script which writes to /publish_final/. -->
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -26,24 +26,24 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="LibreHardwareMonitorLib" Version="0.9.4" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.77" />
+    <PackageReference Include="LibreHardwareMonitorLib" Version="0.9.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.142" />
     <PackageReference Include="Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf" Version="1.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="TaskScheduler" Version="2.11.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="TaskScheduler" Version="2.12.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Resource Include="Resources\tray-icon.ico" Condition="Exists('Resources\tray-icon.ico')" />
-    <Resource Include="Resources\Icons\**\*.png" />
-    <Resource Include="Assets\Icons\**\*.png" />
-    <!-- Hardware DB JSONs are large generated artifacts. They are copied only when present; prefer rule-based matching in source.
-         These files are allowed to be removed during cleanup. -->
-    <Content Include="Assets\HardwareDb\*.json">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Resource Include="Resources\tray-icon.ico" Condition="Exists('Resources\tray-icon.ico')" />
+    <Resource Include="Resources\Icons\**\*.png" />
+    <Resource Include="Assets\Icons\**\*.png" />
+    <!-- Hardware DB JSONs are large generated artifacts. They are copied only when present; prefer rule-based matching in source.
+         These files are allowed to be removed during cleanup. -->
+    <Content Include="Assets\HardwareDb\*.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+  </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\\WindowsOptimizer.Core\\WindowsOptimizer.Core.csproj" />
diff --git a/WindowsOptimizer.CLI/WindowsOptimizer.CLI.csproj b/WindowsOptimizer.CLI/WindowsOptimizer.CLI.csproj
index 927b91ea2..6d68562b0 100644
--- a/WindowsOptimizer.CLI/WindowsOptimizer.CLI.csproj
+++ b/WindowsOptimizer.CLI/WindowsOptimizer.CLI.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/WindowsOptimizer.Core/WindowsOptimizer.Core.csproj b/WindowsOptimizer.Core/WindowsOptimizer.Core.csproj
index 288312058..ec4878c6c 100644
--- a/WindowsOptimizer.Core/WindowsOptimizer.Core.csproj
+++ b/WindowsOptimizer.Core/WindowsOptimizer.Core.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="NLua" Version="1.7.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NLua" Version="1.7.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="pythonnet" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost.csproj b/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost.csproj
index 088d1ab80..5248812fb 100644
--- a/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost.csproj
+++ b/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost/WindowsOptimizer.ElevatedHost.csproj
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    
-    <!-- ElevatedHost must be a framework-dependent executable so it can be
-         referenced by the main App project. Removed runtime/publish-specific
-         properties (SelfContained/RuntimeIdentifier/etc.) to avoid
-         NETSDK1151 errors. -->
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    
+    <!-- ElevatedHost must be a framework-dependent executable so it can be
+         referenced by the main App project. Removed runtime/publish-specific
+         properties (SelfContained/RuntimeIdentifier/etc.) to avoid
+         NETSDK1151 errors. -->
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\\WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure\\WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure.csproj b/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure.csproj
index 43670f3cb..2631eaf9e 100644
--- a/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure/WindowsOptimizer.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\\WindowsOptimizer.Core\\WindowsOptimizer.Core.csproj" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.5" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.24" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.30" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Management" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Management" Version="10.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="8.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="LibreHardwareMonitorLib" Version="0.9.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="LibreHardwareMonitorLib" Version="0.9.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/WindowsOptimizer.Tests/WindowsOptimizer.Tests.csproj b/WindowsOptimizer.Tests/WindowsOptimizer.Tests.csproj
index 0bf1d4b2b..3293551a6 100644
--- a/WindowsOptimizer.Tests/WindowsOptimizer.Tests.csproj
+++ b/WindowsOptimizer.Tests/WindowsOptimizer.Tests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>