diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPerson.razor b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPerson.razor
index 3a6209d1f9..a6aa29eefb 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPerson.razor
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPerson.razor
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ else
         vm.ModelPropertyChanged += async (s, e) => await InvokeAsync(() => StateHasChanged());
 
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
-            await vm.RefreshAsync(() => personEditPortal.CreateAsync());
+            await vm.RefreshAsync(async () => (PersonEdit?)(await personEditPortal.CreateAsync()));
         else
-            await vm.RefreshAsync(() => personEditPortal.FetchAsync(int.Parse(id)));
+            await vm.RefreshAsync(async () => (PersonEdit?)(await personEditPortal.FetchAsync(int.Parse(id))));
     }
 }
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPersonViaForm.razor b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPersonViaForm.razor
index d7ff428115..8e5edc7fa4 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPersonViaForm.razor
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/EditPersonViaForm.razor
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ else
         vm.ModelPropertyChanged += async (s, e) => await InvokeAsync(() => StateHasChanged());
 
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
-            await vm.RefreshAsync(() => personEditPortal.CreateAsync());
+            await vm.RefreshAsync(async () => (PersonEdit?)(await personEditPortal.CreateAsync()));
         else
-            await vm.RefreshAsync(() => personEditPortal.FetchAsync(int.Parse(id)));
+            await vm.RefreshAsync(async () => (PersonEdit?)(await personEditPortal.FetchAsync(int.Parse(id))));
     }
 }
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/ListPersons.razor b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/ListPersons.razor
index 762260dee5..29e244d976 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/ListPersons.razor
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BlazorExample.Client/Components/Pages/ListPersons.razor
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ else
     {
         // Every page _must_ initialize the state manager
         await StateManager.InitializeAsync();
-        await vm.RefreshAsync(() => personListPortal.FetchAsync());
+        await vm.RefreshAsync(async () => (PersonList?)(await personListPortal.FetchAsync()));
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/BusinessLibrary.csproj b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/BusinessLibrary.csproj
index f0d1de92f7..24ee6423c5 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/BusinessLibrary.csproj
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/BusinessLibrary.csproj
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
     <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Csla" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/CheckCase.cs b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/CheckCase.cs
index d1300d7566..30d6a6fe56 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/CheckCase.cs
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/CheckCase.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public CheckCase(Csla.Core.IPropertyInfo primaryProperty)
 
     protected override void Execute(IRuleContext context)
     {
-      var text = (string)ReadProperty(context.Target, PrimaryProperty);
+      var text = (string?)ReadProperty(context.Target!, PrimaryProperty!);
       if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text)) return;
       var ideal = text.Substring(0, 1).ToUpper();
       ideal += text.Substring(1).ToLower();
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/LetterCount.cs b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/LetterCount.cs
index 891d4337c6..2eb4425f92 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/LetterCount.cs
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/LetterCount.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ public LetterCount(Csla.Core.IPropertyInfo primaryProperty, Csla.Core.IPropertyI
 
     protected override void Execute(IRuleContext context)
     {
-      var text = (string)ReadProperty(context.Target, PrimaryProperty);
-      var count = text.Length;
+      var text = (string?)ReadProperty(context.Target!, PrimaryProperty!);
+      var count = text?.Length ?? 0;
       context.AddOutValue(AffectedProperties[1], count);
     }
   }
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/NoZAllowed.cs b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/NoZAllowed.cs
index dba495744f..e831a3d84a 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/NoZAllowed.cs
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/NoZAllowed.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ public NoZAllowed(Csla.Core.IPropertyInfo primaryProperty)
 
     protected override void Execute(IRuleContext context)
     {
-      var text = (string)ReadProperty(context.Target, PrimaryProperty);
-      if (text.ToLower().Contains("z"))
+      var text = (string?)ReadProperty(context.Target!, PrimaryProperty!);
+      if (text?.ToLower().Contains("z") ?? false)
         context.AddErrorResult("No letter Z allowed");
     }
   }
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonEdit.cs b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonEdit.cs
index 486a127404..e12cf8e7bf 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonEdit.cs
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonEdit.cs
@@ -4,30 +4,15 @@
 
 namespace BusinessLibrary
 {
-  [Serializable]
-  public class PersonEdit : BusinessBase<PersonEdit>
+  [CslaImplementProperties]
+  public partial class PersonEdit : BusinessBase<PersonEdit>
   {
-    public static readonly PropertyInfo<int> IdProperty = RegisterProperty<int>(nameof(Id));
-    public int Id
-    {
-      get { return GetProperty(IdProperty); }
-      set { SetProperty(IdProperty, value); }
-    }
+    public partial int Id { get; private set; }
 
-    public static readonly PropertyInfo<string> NameProperty = RegisterProperty<string>(nameof(Name));
     [Required]
-    public string Name
-    {
-      get { return GetProperty(NameProperty); }
-      set { SetProperty(NameProperty, value); }
-    }
+    public partial string? Name { get; set; }
 
-    public static readonly PropertyInfo<int> NameLengthProperty = RegisterProperty<int>(nameof(NameLength));
-    public int NameLength
-    {
-      get => GetProperty(NameLengthProperty);
-      set => SetProperty(NameLengthProperty, value);
-    }
+    public partial int NameLength { get; private set; }
 
     [System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsable(System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
     [ObjectAuthorizationRules]
@@ -53,58 +38,49 @@ protected override void AddBusinessRules()
     [Create]
     private void Create()
     {
-      Id = -1;
-      base.Child_Create();
+      LoadProperty(IdProperty, -1);
     }
 
     [Fetch]
-    private void Fetch(int id, [Inject]DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
+    private void Fetch(int id, [Inject] DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
     {
       var data = dal.Get(id);
-      using (BypassPropertyChecks)
-        Csla.Data.DataMapper.Map(data, this);
+      Csla.Data.DataMapper.Map(data, this);
       BusinessRules.CheckRules();
     }
 
     [Insert]
-    private void Insert([Inject]DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
+    private void Insert([Inject] DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
     {
-      using (BypassPropertyChecks)
+      var data = new DataAccess.PersonEntity
       {
-        var data = new DataAccess.PersonEntity
-        {
-          Name = Name
-        };
-        var result = dal.Insert(data);
-        Id = result.Id;
-      }
+        Name = Name
+      };
+      var result = dal.Insert(data);
+      LoadProperty(IdProperty, result.Id);
     }
 
     [Update]
-    private void Update([Inject]DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
+    private void Update([Inject] DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
     {
-      using (BypassPropertyChecks)
+      var data = new DataAccess.PersonEntity
       {
-        var data = new DataAccess.PersonEntity
-        {
-          Id = Id,
-          Name = Name
-        };
-        dal.Update(data);
-      }
+        Id = Id,
+        Name = Name
+      };
+      dal.Update(data);
     }
 
     [DeleteSelf]
-    private void DeleteSelf([Inject]DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
+    private void DeleteSelf([Inject] DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
     {
-      Delete(ReadProperty(IdProperty), dal);
+      Delete(Id, dal);
     }
 
     [Delete]
-    private void Delete(int id, [Inject]DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
+    private void Delete(int id, [Inject] DataAccess.IPersonDal dal)
     {
       dal.Delete(id);
     }
-
   }
 }
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonInfo.cs b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonInfo.cs
index decd4d62cf..959b0886ec 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonInfo.cs
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/BusinessLibrary/PersonInfo.cs
@@ -2,28 +2,18 @@
 
 namespace BusinessLibrary
 {
-  [Serializable]
-  public class PersonInfo : ReadOnlyBase<PersonInfo>
+  [CslaImplementProperties]
+  public partial class PersonInfo : ReadOnlyBase<PersonInfo>
   {
-    public static readonly PropertyInfo<int> IdProperty = RegisterProperty<int>(nameof(Id));
-    public int Id
-    {
-      get { return GetProperty(IdProperty); }
-      private set { LoadProperty(IdProperty, value); }
-    }
+    public partial int Id { get; private set; }
 
-    public static readonly PropertyInfo<string> NameProperty = RegisterProperty<string>(nameof(Name));
-    public string Name
-    {
-      get { return GetProperty(NameProperty); }
-      private set { LoadProperty(NameProperty, value); }
-    }
+    public partial string? Name { get; private set; }
 
     [FetchChild]
     private void Fetch(DataAccess.PersonEntity data)
     {
-      Id = data.Id;
-      Name = data.Name;
+      LoadProperty(IdProperty, data.Id);
+      LoadProperty(NameProperty, data.Name);
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.EF/DataAccess.EF.csproj b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.EF/DataAccess.EF.csproj
index 32b4a38b4a..9031da74fc 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.EF/DataAccess.EF.csproj
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.EF/DataAccess.EF.csproj
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.Mock/DataAccess.Mock.csproj b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.Mock/DataAccess.Mock.csproj
index 76fa23bf9a..d8c5a19d00 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.Mock/DataAccess.Mock.csproj
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess.Mock/DataAccess.Mock.csproj
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <AssemblyName>DataAccess.Mock</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/DataAccess.csproj b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/DataAccess.csproj
index 1cdc2f0a17..09fc3f59e3 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/DataAccess.csproj
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/DataAccess.csproj
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/PersonEntity.cs b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/PersonEntity.cs
index 093403441a..e8087b313c 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/PersonEntity.cs
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/BlazorExample/DataAccess/PersonEntity.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ namespace DataAccess
   public class PersonEntity
   {
     public int Id { get; set; }
-    public string Name { get; set; }
+    public string? Name { get; set; }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Samples/BlazorExample/Directory.Packages.props b/Samples/BlazorExample/Directory.Packages.props
index f70ae17d1e..6369fa758e 100644
--- a/Samples/BlazorExample/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Samples/BlazorExample/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <CslaVersion>9.0.0-alpha-g27c299cae5</CslaVersion>
+    <CslaVersion>10.0.0-alpha-0009-g2abd6121c5</CslaVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Csla" Version="9.0.0-rc4-gc005a93a3c" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Csla.AspNetCore" Version="9.0.0-rc4-gc005a93a3c" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Csla.Blazor" Version="9.0.0-rc4-gc005a93a3c" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Csla.Blazor.WebAssembly" Version="9.0.0-rc4-gc005a93a3c" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Csla" Version="$(CslaVersion)" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Csla.AspNetCore" Version="$(CslaVersion)" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Csla.Blazor" Version="$(CslaVersion)" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Csla.Blazor.WebAssembly" Version="$(CslaVersion)" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp" Version="$(CslaVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="9.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Server" Version="9.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.0" />
diff --git a/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoImplementProperties/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp.csproj b/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoImplementProperties/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp.csproj
index 7b3a119b74..95b278a284 100644
--- a/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoImplementProperties/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp.csproj
+++ b/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoImplementProperties/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoImplementProperties.CSharp.csproj
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
     <!-- Add these properties for correct NuGet consumption -->
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-    <DevelopmentDependency>true</DevelopmentDependency>
+    <DevelopmentDependency>false</DevelopmentDependency>
     <SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>true</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoSerialization/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp.csproj b/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoSerialization/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp.csproj
index b43d99519a..0149faf4a9 100644
--- a/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoSerialization/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp.csproj
+++ b/Source/Csla.Generators/cs/AutoSerialization/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp/Csla.Generator.AutoSerialization.CSharp.csproj
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
     <!-- Add these properties for correct NuGet consumption -->
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-    <DevelopmentDependency>true</DevelopmentDependency>
+    <DevelopmentDependency>false</DevelopmentDependency>
     <SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>true</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Source/Directory.Build.props b/Source/Directory.Build.props
index 4cd8b6ed12..550600d8be 100644
--- a/Source/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Source/Directory.Build.props
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  
  <!-- Common Package Settings -->
  <PropertyGroup>
-   <Version>10.0.0.0</Version>
    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
    <PackageProjectUrl>https://cslanet.com</PackageProjectUrl>
    <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/MarimerLLC/csla</RepositoryUrl>
@@ -24,4 +23,11 @@
    <DefaultLanguage>en-US</DefaultLanguage>
    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(SolutionDir)Csla\CslaKey.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Condition="!Exists('packages.config')">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <Version>3.8.118</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/Directory.Package.props b/Source/Directory.Package.props
index 9d04c7dc30..71021d7fe1 100644
--- a/Source/Directory.Package.props
+++ b/Source/Directory.Package.props
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
-
- <!-- Read version from version.json -->
-  <Target Name="ReadVersionFromJson" BeforeTargets="Build;Pack">
-    <ReadLinesFromFile File="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)version.json">
-      <Output TaskParameter="Lines" ItemName="VersionJsonLines" />
-    </ReadLinesFromFile>
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <VersionJsonContent>@(VersionJsonLines)</VersionJsonContent>
-      <PackageVersionFromJson>$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Match($(VersionJsonContent), '"version"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"').Groups[1].Value)</PackageVersionFromJson>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-  </Target>
- 
  <!-- Common Package Settings -->
   <PropertyGroup>
-   <PackageVersion>$(PackageVersionFromJson)</PackageVersion>
    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
    <PackageProjectUrl>https://cslanet.com</PackageProjectUrl>
    <OutputPath>..\..\bin\packages\</OutputPath>
@@ -37,20 +24,6 @@
    <GeneratePackageOnBuild>False</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
  </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.7.115">
-      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
-    </PackageReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <!-- Override Nerdbank.GitVersioning package version after it's calculated -->
-  <Target Name="OverrideNerdBankPackageVersion" BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <PackageVersion>$(PackageVersionFromJson)</PackageVersion>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-  </Target>
-  
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsPackable)'=='true' AND '$(PackageIcon)'!=''">
    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Source\readme.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Support\Logos\csla.png" Link="csla.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\images\csla.png" Visible="false" />
diff --git a/Source/tests/Csla.Analyzers.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Source/tests/Csla.Analyzers.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 73dee0cbf4..b5f403cb70 100644
--- a/Source/tests/Csla.Analyzers.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Source/tests/Csla.Analyzers.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("Csla.Analyzers")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("Csla.Analyzers")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2015")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/tests/Csla.test/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Source/tests/Csla.test/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 71e6a45a48..90953b3385 100644
--- a/Source/tests/Csla.test/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Source/tests/Csla.test/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -27,15 +27,3 @@
 
 // The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
 [assembly: Guid("c83f79e5-ed07-4c9e-b436-217b5eb03d65")]
-
-// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
-//
-//      Major Version
-//      Minor Version 
-//      Build Number
-//      Revision
-//
-// You can specify all the values or you can default the Revision and Build Numbers 
-// by using the '*' as shown below:
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.5.30.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.5.30.0")]
diff --git a/Source/tests/Csla.test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs b/Source/tests/Csla.test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
index c682f2e012..aea6a5d069 100644
--- a/Source/tests/Csla.test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
+++ b/Source/tests/Csla.test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public void TestSerializationNames()
       Assert.AreEqual("Csla.ApplicationContext, /c", AssemblyNameTranslator.GetSerializationName(typeof(ApplicationContext), false));
       Assert.AreEqual("Csla.ApplicationContext, /c", AssemblyNameTranslator.GetSerializationName(typeof(ApplicationContext), true));
       Assert.AreEqual("Csla.Test.Serialization.BinaryReaderWriterTestClass, Csla.Tests", AssemblyNameTranslator.GetSerializationName(typeof(BinaryReaderWriterTestClass), false));
-      Assert.AreEqual("Csla.Test.Serialization.BinaryReaderWriterTestClass, Csla.Tests, Version=4.5.30.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=93be5fdc093e4c30", AssemblyNameTranslator.GetSerializationName(typeof(BinaryReaderWriterTestClass), true));
+      Assert.AreEqual("Csla.Test.Serialization.BinaryReaderWriterTestClass, Csla.Tests, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=93be5fdc093e4c30", AssemblyNameTranslator.GetSerializationName(typeof(BinaryReaderWriterTestClass), true));
     }
 
     // TODO: fix test
diff --git a/Source/version.json b/Source/version.json
index d820711bec..d35f6d505c 100644
--- a/Source/version.json
+++ b/Source/version.json
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "10.0.0-alpha.3",
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha.10",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
-    "^refs/heads/.*"
+    "^refs/heads/main$",
+    "^refs/heads/release$",
+    "^refs/heads/v\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?$"
   ],
-  "nuGetPackageVersion": {
-    "semVer": 2
-  },
-  "assemblyVersion": {
-    "precision": "build"
+  "cloudBuild": {
+    "buildNumber": {
+      "enabled": false
+    }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/dev/Create-a-CSLA-.NET-release.md b/docs/dev/Create-a-CSLA-.NET-release.md
index 53a54c3fc1..fc16804f1a 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Create-a-CSLA-.NET-release.md
+++ b/docs/dev/Create-a-CSLA-.NET-release.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CSLA .NET, starting with version 4.9.0, follows the [semantic versioning (semver
 
 1. Pull the latest code from MarimerLLC/csla
 1. Open the `Source/version.json` file and update the version number
+1. ⚠️ Commit the change to git ⚠️
 1. Do NuGet release
    1. Open a terminal window
    1. Change to the `csla/Source` folder