diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index c07097ff8..bccc55af5 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ pool:
 
 variables:
   buildConfiguration: 'Release'
-  version: 3.4
+  version: 8.0
 
 steps:
 - task: UseDotNet@2
-  displayName: Installing .NET 6
+  displayName: Installing .NET 8
   inputs:
     packageType: 'sdk'
-    version: '6.0.x'
+    version: '8.x'
     installationPath: $(Agent.ToolsDirectory)/dotnet
 
 - task: PowerShell@2
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ steps:
     publishWebProjects: True
     zipAfterPublish: false
     modifyOutputPath: false
-    arguments: '--configuration $(BuildConfiguration) --output $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$(System.TeamProject)_$(Build.BuildNumber) --self-contained --no-build --no-restore'
+    arguments: '--configuration $(BuildConfiguration) --output $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$(System.TeamProject)_$(Build.BuildNumber) '
 
 - task: ArchiveFiles@2
   inputs:
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.CLI/DasBlog.CLI.csproj b/source/DasBlog.CLI/DasBlog.CLI.csproj
index c2a0865dd..56959deea 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.CLI/DasBlog.CLI.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.CLI/DasBlog.CLI.csproj
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <AssemblyName>dasblog-core</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>3.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>8.0.0</Version>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="ConsoleTables" Version="2.4.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils" Version="3.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Xml" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="ConsoleTables" Version="2.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils" Version="4.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Xml" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Services/DasBlog.Services.csproj b/source/DasBlog.Services/DasBlog.Services.csproj
index 67293db65..88a84e893 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Services/DasBlog.Services.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Services/DasBlog.Services.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>3.0.0</Version>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Version>8.0.0</Version>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\DasBlog.Web.Core\DasBlog.Core.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Coravel" Version="4.1.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.11.46" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Kveer.XmlRPC" Version="1.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="2.15.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.AspNetCore" Version="3.3.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Coravel" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.11.54" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Kveer.XmlRPC" Version="1.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="4.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.AspNetCore" Version="3.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Tests/DasBlog.Test.Integration/DasBlog.Test.Integration.csproj b/source/DasBlog.Tests/DasBlog.Test.Integration/DasBlog.Test.Integration.csproj
index 8925ac3bd..cc7807d9d 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Tests/DasBlog.Test.Integration/DasBlog.Test.Integration.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Tests/DasBlog.Test.Integration/DasBlog.Test.Integration.csproj
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Selenium.Support" Version="4.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Selenium.WebDriver" Version="4.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Selenium.Support" Version="4.15.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Selenium.WebDriver" Version="4.15.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.4">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.1.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.0">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj
index 2f8d5f0e5..e13f86a1b 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release</Configurations>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!--<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="2.2.0" />-->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions" Version="1.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.16.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.69" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.4">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/UnitTestsConstants.cs b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/UnitTestsConstants.cs
index f90614a48..cb41578ab 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/UnitTestsConstants.cs
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/UnitTestsConstants.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ public class UnitTestsConstants
 	{
 		private static readonly DirectoryInfo root = new DirectoryInfo(GetProjectBinaryDirectory());
 
-		public static string TestContentLocation { get { return new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(root.Parent.FullName, "net6.0/TestContent")).FullName; } }
+		public static string TestContentLocation { get { return new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(root.Parent.FullName, "net8.0/TestContent")).FullName; } }
 
-		public static string TestLoggingLocation { get { return new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(root.Parent.FullName, "net6.0/logs")).FullName; } }
+		public static string TestLoggingLocation { get { return new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(root.Parent.FullName, "net8.0/logs")).FullName; } }
 
 		public static string GetProjectBinaryDirectory()
 		{
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Web.Core/DasBlog.Core.csproj b/source/DasBlog.Web.Core/DasBlog.Core.csproj
index a9c790574..0fa3d7cdf 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Web.Core/DasBlog.Core.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Web.Core/DasBlog.Core.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release</Configurations>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>
-    <Version>3.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>8.0.0</Version>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime\newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFile" Version="2.4.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFile" Version="2.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Web.Repositories/DasBlog.Managers.csproj b/source/DasBlog.Web.Repositories/DasBlog.Managers.csproj
index 7445269ef..87cb73b0b 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Web.Repositories/DasBlog.Managers.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Web.Repositories/DasBlog.Managers.csproj
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release</Configurations>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>
-    <Version>3.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>8.0.0</Version>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
     <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Web.UI/DasBlog.Web.csproj b/source/DasBlog.Web.UI/DasBlog.Web.csproj
index 1acf6ee1e..7a2b1a892 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Web.UI/DasBlog.Web.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Web.UI/DasBlog.Web.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>true</CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>
     <CopyRazorGenerateFilesToPublishDirectory>true</CopyRazorGenerateFilesToPublishDirectory>
     <AssemblyName>DasBlog.Web</AssemblyName>
@@ -14,26 +14,26 @@
     <AddRazorSupportForMvc>true</AddRazorSupportForMvc>
     <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
     <ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>false</ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>
-    <Version>3.0.0</Version>
+    <Version>8.0.0</Version>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
     <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="10.1.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Coravel" Version="4.1.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Markdig" Version="0.30.4" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore" Version="2.19.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.0" />    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.11.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFile" Version="2.4.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="12.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Coravel" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Markdig" Version="0.33.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore" Version="2.21.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions" Version="6.0.25" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.19.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFile" Version="2.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NWebsec.AspNetCore.Middleware" Version="3.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="reCAPTCHA.AspNetCore" Version="3.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.AspNetCore" Version="3.3.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.AspNetCore" Version="3.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\DasBlog.CLI\DasBlog.CLI.csproj" />
diff --git a/source/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime.csproj b/source/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime.csproj
index d39cd973e..74f75978c 100644
--- a/source/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime.csproj
+++ b/source/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime/newtelligence.DasBlog.Runtime.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>3.0.0</Version>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Version>8.0.0</Version>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />