diff --git a/backend/Directory.Packages.props b/backend/Directory.Packages.props
index feaa300..c2957ca 100644
--- a/backend/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/backend/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.12.0" />
     <!-- Entity Framework Core - Keeping at 8.0.11 (9.0 not fully released) -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.11" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.12" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="8.0.11" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="8.0.11" />
     <!-- ASP.NET Core -->