diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d9d1400..6d51018 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
+    groups:
+      nuget-all:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults.csproj b/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults.csproj
index f9f83f3..0f5d803 100644
--- a/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults.csproj	
+++ b/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults/GenAiLab.ServiceDefaults.csproj	
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.16.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.16.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" Version="1.16.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.15.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.16.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.Web/GenAiLab.Web.csproj b/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.Web/GenAiLab.Web.csproj
index b744bdd..46a3cd5 100644
--- a/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.Web/GenAiLab.Web.csproj	
+++ b/Part 2 - Project Creation/GenAiLab/GenAiLab.Web/GenAiLab.Web.csproj	
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Aspire.Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.5.0-preview.1.25474.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.15" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.77.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.78.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Aspire.Qdrant.Client" Version="13.4.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Qdrant" Version="1.61.0-preview" />
diff --git a/Part 7 - MCP Server Basics/MyMcpServer/MyMcpServer.csproj b/Part 7 - MCP Server Basics/MyMcpServer/MyMcpServer.csproj
index 60de4a2..b2fe480 100644
--- a/Part 7 - MCP Server Basics/MyMcpServer/MyMcpServer.csproj	
+++ b/Part 7 - MCP Server Basics/MyMcpServer/MyMcpServer.csproj	
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.4.0-preview.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="1.4.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Part 8 - Enhanced MCP Server/ContosoOrdersMcpServer/ContosoOrdersMcpServer.csproj b/Part 8 - Enhanced MCP Server/ContosoOrdersMcpServer/ContosoOrdersMcpServer.csproj
index cedb9d3..aba111a 100644
--- a/Part 8 - Enhanced MCP Server/ContosoOrdersMcpServer/ContosoOrdersMcpServer.csproj	
+++ b/Part 8 - Enhanced MCP Server/ContosoOrdersMcpServer/ContosoOrdersMcpServer.csproj	
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="1.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="1.4.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Part 9 - MCP Publishing/README.md b/Part 9 - MCP Publishing/README.md
index 50dd021..04f6e53 100644
--- a/Part 9 - MCP Publishing/README.md	
+++ b/Part 9 - MCP Publishing/README.md	
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ For this example, we'll publish the **MyMcpServer** from Part 7. First, update t
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="1.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="1.4.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>