diff --git a/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
index eb878dd72c..047febe96b 100644
--- a/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
+++ b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="6.0.0-rc.*" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="3.1.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="4.1.2" />
       <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Async" Version="1.5.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.0.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
diff --git a/test/DistEvents/DistDemoApp/DistDemoApp.csproj b/test/DistEvents/DistDemoApp/DistDemoApp.csproj
index 26077529ea..524fda1046 100644
--- a/test/DistEvents/DistDemoApp/DistDemoApp.csproj
+++ b/test/DistEvents/DistDemoApp/DistDemoApp.csproj
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="5.0.*" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="3.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftPackageVersion)" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="4.1.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Async" Version="1.5.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="5.0.*">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="$(MicrosoftPackageVersion)">
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
             <PrivateAssets>compile; contentFiles; build; buildMultitargeting; buildTransitive; analyzers; native</PrivateAssets>
         </PackageReference>