diff --git a/api/BidBuilder.Api.csproj b/api/BidBuilder.Api.csproj
index e8717ca..714821c 100644
--- a/api/BidBuilder.Api.csproj
+++ b/api/BidBuilder.Api.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- EF Core + Postgres provider (pinned to .NET 8 LTS line) -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.17" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.10">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>