diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 3aaf7a0e..396deb4a 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
        ASP.NET Core & EF Core
        ======================================================================== -->
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Facebook" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Facebook" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="9.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="9.0.4" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
        Microsoft Extensions
        ======================================================================== -->
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.StackExchangeRedis" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="9.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.StackExchangeRedis" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.10.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Localization" Version="9.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Localization" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.14" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.IO.RecyclableMemoryStream" Version="3.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="SendGrid" Version="9.29.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Twilio" Version="7.8.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="FirebaseAdmin" Version="3.2.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="8.3.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="8.16.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- ========================================================================
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlocks/BuildingBlocks.Web/BuildingBlocks.Web.csproj b/src/BuildingBlocks/BuildingBlocks.Web/BuildingBlocks.Web.csproj
index bed0c647..ecfa3685 100644
--- a/src/BuildingBlocks/BuildingBlocks.Web/BuildingBlocks.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/BuildingBlocks/BuildingBlocks.Web/BuildingBlocks.Web.csproj
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" VersionOverride="8.16.0" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\BuildingBlocks.Infrastructure\BuildingBlocks.Infrastructure.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Gateway/Gateway.Api/Gateway.Api.csproj b/src/Gateway/Gateway.Api/Gateway.Api.csproj
index d25b9d3f..b20e3281 100644
--- a/src/Gateway/Gateway.Api/Gateway.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/Gateway/Gateway.Api/Gateway.Api.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" />
+  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Localization" />
+  <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" VersionOverride="8.16.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Yarp.ReverseProxy" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" />
diff --git a/src/Services/Auction/Auction.Contracts/AuctionService.Contracts.csproj b/src/Services/Auction/Auction.Contracts/AuctionService.Contracts.csproj
index abfd0f1e..052726d6 100644
--- a/src/Services/Auction/Auction.Contracts/AuctionService.Contracts.csproj
+++ b/src/Services/Auction/Auction.Contracts/AuctionService.Contracts.csproj
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" VersionOverride="6.0.4" />
     <Compile Remove="Events\IVersionedEvent.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Services/Bidding/Bidding.Contracts/BidService.Contracts.csproj b/src/Services/Bidding/Bidding.Contracts/BidService.Contracts.csproj
index 92f16f25..64bc0821 100644
--- a/src/Services/Bidding/Bidding.Contracts/BidService.Contracts.csproj
+++ b/src/Services/Bidding/Bidding.Contracts/BidService.Contracts.csproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- GrpcServices="Both" generates BidGrpcBase (for Bidding.Api server) and
          BidGrpcClient (for consumers needing to query bids) in a single assembly. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" VersionOverride="6.0.4" />
     <Protobuf Include="Grpc\bids.proto" GrpcServices="Both" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Api/Identity.Api.csproj b/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Api/Identity.Api.csproj
index b30da4cf..f58f4e7b 100644
--- a/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Api/Identity.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Api/Identity.Api.csproj
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     <Protobuf Include="..\Identity.Contracts\Grpc\user_stats.proto" GrpcServices="Server" ProtoRoot="..\Identity.Contracts" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\BuildingBlocks\BuildingBlocks.Infrastructure\BuildingBlocks.Infrastructure.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\BuildingBlocks\BuildingBlocks.Web\BuildingBlocks.Web.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Identity.Contracts\IdentityService.Contracts.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Contracts/IdentityService.Contracts.csproj b/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Contracts/IdentityService.Contracts.csproj
index 4462a80c..75b48c1a 100644
--- a/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Contracts/IdentityService.Contracts.csproj
+++ b/src/Services/Identity/Identity.Contracts/IdentityService.Contracts.csproj
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- GrpcServices="Both" generates UserStatsGrpcBase (for Identity.Api) and
          UserStatsGrpcClient (for consumers) — no re-compilation in downstream projects. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" VersionOverride="6.0.4" />
     <Protobuf Include="Grpc\user_stats.proto" GrpcServices="Both" />
   </ItemGroup>