diff --git a/build/build-core.ps1 b/build/build-core.ps1
index 7f080b2..43f6b5b 100644
--- a/build/build-core.ps1
+++ b/build/build-core.ps1
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ $root = Split-Path -Path $scriptroot
 Push-Location "$root/project"
 
 
-dotnet publish --configuration release --framework net6.0 | Out-String -OutVariable build
-dotnet test --framework net6.0 --verbosity normal | Out-String -OutVariable test
+dotnet publish --configuration release --framework net8.0 | Out-String -OutVariable build
+dotnet test --framework net8.0 --verbosity normal | Out-String -OutVariable test
 Pop-Location
 
 Remove-Item -Path lib/dbatools.xml
-Get-ChildItem -Path lib/net6.0 -File | Remove-Item
-Move-Item -Path lib/net6.0/publish/* -Destination lib/ #-ErrorAction Ignore
-Remove-Item -Path lib/net6.0 -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore
+Get-ChildItem -Path lib/net8.0 -File | Remove-Item
+Move-Item -Path lib/net8.0/publish/* -Destination lib/ #-ErrorAction Ignore
+Remove-Item -Path lib/net8.0 -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 Get-ChildItem ./lib -Recurse -Include *.pdb | Remove-Item
 Get-ChildItem ./lib -Recurse -Include *.xml | Remove-Item
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/sqlpackage-macos -OutFile ./temp/sqlpackag
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/dacfx-msi -OutFile .\temp\DacFramework.msi
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Bogus -OutFile ./temp/bogus.zip
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/LumenWorksCsvReader -OutFile ./temp/LumenWorksCsvReader.zip
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/spaghettidba/XESmartTarget/releases/download/v1.4.9/XESmartTarget_x64.msi -OutFile ./temp/XESmartTarget_x64.msi
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/spaghettidba/XESmartTarget/releases/download/v1.5.7/XESmartTarget_x64.msi -OutFile ./temp/XESmartTarget_x64.msi
 
 $ProgressPreference = "Continue"
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $parms = @{
 }
 
 $parms.Name = "Microsoft.Data.SqlClient"
-$parms.RequiredVersion = "5.1.4"
+$parms.RequiredVersion = "5.2.2"
 $null = Install-Package @parms
 
 $parms.Name = "Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime"
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ $parms.RequiredVersion = "5.2.0"
 $null = Install-Package @parms
 
 $parms.Name = "Microsoft.Identity.Client"
-$parms.RequiredVersion = "4.53.0"
+$parms.RequiredVersion = "4.67.1"
 $null = Install-Package @parms
 
-Copy-Item "$tempdir/nuget/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.5.1.4/runtimes/unix/lib/net6.0/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.dll" -Destination lib
-Copy-Item "$tempdir/nuget/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.5.1.4/runtimes/win/lib/net6.0/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.dll" -Destination lib/win-sqlclient/
-Copy-Item "$tempdir/nuget/Microsoft.Identity.Client.4.53.0/lib/net6.0/Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" -Destination lib/win-sqlclient/ #Maybe this will be a problem, i dont know
+Copy-Item "$tempdir/nuget/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.5.2.2/runtimes/unix/lib/net8.0/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.dll" -Destination lib
+Copy-Item "$tempdir/nuget/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.5.2.2/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.dll" -Destination lib/win-sqlclient/
+Copy-Item "$tempdir/nuget/Microsoft.Identity.Client.4.67.1/lib/net8.0/Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" -Destination lib/win-sqlclient/ #Maybe this will be a problem, i dont know
 Copy-Item "$tempdir/nuget/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime.5.2.0/runtimes/win-x64/native/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.dll" -Destination lib/win-sqlclient/
 
 Copy-Item ./temp/linux/* -Destination lib -Exclude (Get-ChildItem lib -Recurse) -Recurse -Include *.exe, *.config -Verbose
diff --git a/build/build-full.ps1 b/build/build-full.ps1
index 8053967..6d426a5 100644
--- a/build/build-full.ps1
+++ b/build/build-full.ps1
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/dacfx-msi -OutFile .\temp\DacFramework.msi
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Bogus -OutFile .\temp\bogus.zip
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/LumenWorksCsvReader -OutFile .\temp\LumenWorksCsvReader.zip
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/spaghettidba/XESmartTarget/releases/download/v1.4.9/XESmartTarget_x64.msi -OutFile .\temp\XESmartTarget_x64.msi
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/spaghettidba/XESmartTarget/releases/download/v1.5.7/XESmartTarget_x64.msi -OutFile .\temp\XESmartTarget_x64.msi
 
 $ProgressPreference = "Continue"
 7z x .\temp\LumenWorksCsvReader.zip "-o.\temp\LumenWorksCsvReader"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $parms = @{
 }
 
 $parms.Name = "Microsoft.Data.SqlClient"
-$parms.RequiredVersion = "5.1.4"
+$parms.RequiredVersion = "5.2.2"
 $null = Install-Package @parms
 
 $parms.Name = "Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime"
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ $parms.RequiredVersion = "5.2.0"
 $null = Install-Package @parms
 
 $parms.Name = "Microsoft.Identity.Client"
-$parms.RequiredVersion = "4.53.0"
+$parms.RequiredVersion = "4.67.1"
 $null = Install-Package @parms
 
-Copy-Item "$tempdir\nuget\Microsoft.Identity.Client.4.53.0\lib\net461\Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" -Destination lib/
+Copy-Item "$tempdir\nuget\Microsoft.Identity.Client.4.67.1\lib\net461\Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" -Destination lib/
 Copy-Item "$tempdir\nuget\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime.5.2.0\runtimes\win-x64\native\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.dll" -Destination lib/
 
 
diff --git a/project/dbatools.Tests/dbatools.Tests.csproj b/project/dbatools.Tests/dbatools.Tests.csproj
index 32e7229..51e2969 100644
--- a/project/dbatools.Tests/dbatools.Tests.csproj
+++ b/project/dbatools.Tests/dbatools.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Dataplat.Dbatools</RootNamespace>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net462;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net462;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <ProjectTypeGuids>{3AC096D0-A1C2-E12C-1390-A8335801FDAB};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
diff --git a/project/dbatools/dbatools.csproj b/project/dbatools/dbatools.csproj
index d0a574a..a8e8cac 100644
--- a/project/dbatools/dbatools.csproj
+++ b/project/dbatools/dbatools.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Dataplat.Dbatools</RootNamespace>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net462;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net462;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyTitle>dbatools</AssemblyTitle>
     <Company>Dataplat</Company>
     <Product>dbatools</Product>
@@ -42,23 +42,28 @@
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client" Version="4.56.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Resources.Extensions" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.1.4" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlManagementObjects" Version="170.18.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.XEvent.XELite" Version="2023.1.30.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.DacFx" Version="162.0.52" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client" Version="4.67.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Resources.Extensions" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlManagementObjects" Version="172.52.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.XEvent.XELite" Version="2024.2.5.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.DacFx" Version="162.5.57" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6.0'">
     <PackageReference Include="System.Management.Automation" Version="7.2.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'">
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure" Version="2.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure" Version="3.0.0" />
     <Reference Include="System.Management.Automation, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Management.Automation\v4.0_3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\System.Management.Automation.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>False</Private>
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Management.Automation">
+      <Version>7.4.6</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/global.json b/project/global.json
index 1dfc2d4..70b6e82 100644
--- a/project/global.json
+++ b/project/global.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "sdk": {
-        "version": "6.0.419"
+        "version": "8.0.*"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file