diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 62a9814..c94b609 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 7.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
       - name: Build
         run: |
           ./build.ps1 publish
diff --git a/build/Build.cs b/build/Build.cs
index 97817ac..b9ca047 100644
--- a/build/Build.cs
+++ b/build/Build.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public Build()
 
     AbsolutePath ArtifactsDirectory => RootDirectory / "artifacts";
 
-    readonly string RunTime = "win10-x64";
+    readonly string RunTime = "win-x64";
 
 
     [UsedImplicitly]
diff --git a/build/_build.csproj b/build/_build.csproj
index b9eaf25..69d2920 100644
--- a/build/_build.csproj
+++ b/build/_build.csproj
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace></RootNamespace>
     <NoWarn>CS0649;CS0169</NoWarn>
     <NukeRootDirectory>..</NukeRootDirectory>
     <NukeScriptDirectory>..</NukeScriptDirectory>
     <NukeTelemetryVersion>1</NukeTelemetryVersion>
+  <EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>true</EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Mono.Terminal/Mono.Terminal.csproj b/src/Mono.Terminal/Mono.Terminal.csproj
index bf12ae6..8339a18 100644
--- a/src/Mono.Terminal/Mono.Terminal.csproj
+++ b/src/Mono.Terminal/Mono.Terminal.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/cde/cde.csproj b/src/cde/cde.csproj
index 613a6e4..29f342f 100644
--- a/src/cde/cde.csproj
+++ b/src/cde/cde.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
         <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;linux-x64;osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
         <ApplicationIcon>Resources\CDE-logo-02_GFI.ico</ApplicationIcon>
         <SatelliteResourceLanguages>en</SatelliteResourceLanguages>
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
       <PackageReference Include="Autofac" Version="7.1.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="CommandLineParser" Version="2.9.1" />
       <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" />
-      <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2023.2.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.1.1" />
+      <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2023.3.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.2.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="MediatR.Extensions.Autofac.DependencyInjection" Version="11.2.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Meziantou.Analyzer" Version="2.0.93">
+      <PackageReference Include="Meziantou.Analyzer" Version="2.0.110">
         <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
         <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       </PackageReference>
-      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine" Version="7.0.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.1" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine" Version="8.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="5.0.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="SerilogTimings" Version="3.0.1" />
       <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.47.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/cdeLib/cdeLib.csproj b/src/cdeLib/cdeLib.csproj
index 17b1210..73808c7 100644
--- a/src/cdeLib/cdeLib.csproj
+++ b/src/cdeLib/cdeLib.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Dawn.Guard" Version="1.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="FlatSharp" Version="6.3.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="FlatSharp.Runtime" Version="7.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2023.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2023.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MediatR.Extensions.Autofac.DependencyInjection" Version="11.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" Version="2.5.129" />
     <PackageReference Include="MessagePack.Annotations" Version="2.5.129" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MessagePackAnalyzer" Version="2.5.124">
+    <PackageReference Include="MessagePackAnalyzer" Version="2.5.129">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="7.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MurmurHash.Net" Version="0.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="protobuf-net" Version="3.2.26" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="SerilogTimings" Version="3.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/cdeLibTest/cdeLibTest.csproj b/src/cdeLibTest/cdeLibTest.csproj
index 55c763a..ba79fb3 100644
--- a/src/cdeLibTest/cdeLibTest.csproj
+++ b/src/cdeLibTest/cdeLibTest.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.7.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MurmurHash.Net" Version="0.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.13.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.14.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.5.0">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Shouldly" Version="4.2.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/cdeWin/cdeWin.csproj b/src/cdeWin/cdeWin.csproj
index d867739..0e2892f 100644
--- a/src/cdeWin/cdeWin.csproj
+++ b/src/cdeWin/cdeWin.csproj
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0-windows7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFramework>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <ApplicationIcon>Resources\CDE-logo-02_GFI.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.17763.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -25,10 +26,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Debug" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" Version="5.2.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" Version="6.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/cdeWinTest/cdeWinTest.csproj b/src/cdeWinTest/cdeWinTest.csproj
index 523c052..c33ca79 100644
--- a/src/cdeWinTest/cdeWinTest.csproj
+++ b/src/cdeWinTest/cdeWinTest.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFramework>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
+    <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.17763.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2023.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.7.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2023.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.13.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.14.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.5.0">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>