diff --git a/src/providers/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer.csproj b/src/providers/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer.csproj
index 5c798129a..f703c21ab 100644
--- a/src/providers/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/providers/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.LockProviders.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/providers/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer.csproj b/src/providers/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer.csproj
index c24b7d89e..26e52c308 100644
--- a/src/providers/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/providers/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer/WorkflowCore.QueueProviders.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="3.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.Common" Version="4.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/samples/Directory.Build.props b/src/samples/Directory.Build.props
index 0f8bd594d..8e4a35270 100644
--- a/src/samples/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/samples/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
         <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/test/Directory.Build.props b/test/Directory.Build.props
index 3b7c6be3b..2dc7c95f9 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/test/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;netcoreapp3.1;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
         <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     </PropertyGroup>