diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index c68567031..c893720be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Set Build Version
       run: |
-        $version = "$env:GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+        $version = "$env:GITHUB_REF_NAME".Substring("releases/".Length)
         $File = (
           Select-Xml -XPath "/Project/PropertyGroup[@Label='NuGet']/Version" -Path "Directory.Build.props"
         )[0].Node
diff --git a/Packages.props b/Packages.props
index f37d360ad..d218a4bdb 100644
--- a/Packages.props
+++ b/Packages.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>7.0.*</MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>
     <AspNetCoreVersion>7.0.*</AspNetCoreVersion>
     <FsToolkitVersion>4.9.*</FsToolkitVersion>
-    <XUnitVersion>2.5.0</XUnitVersion>
+    <XUnitVersion>2.6.6</XUnitVersion>
     <FAKEVersion>6.*</FAKEVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Common">
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   <ItemGroup Label="Test platform">
     <PackageReference Update="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.*" />
     <PackageReference Update="BenchmarkDotNet.Annotations" Version="0.*" />
-    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.9.0" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.TestPlatform.TestHost" Version="17.7.*" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel" Version="17.7.*" />
     <PackageReference Update="xunit" Version="$(XUnitVersion)" />
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <PackageReference Update="xunit.extensibility.execution" Version="$(XUnitVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Update="xunit.runner.console" Version="$(XUnitVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Update="xunit.runner.utility" Version="$(XUnitVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Update="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XUnitVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Update="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Tests and Samples">
     <PackageReference Update="CommandLineParser" Version="2.9.*" />