diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e390c9fc..9745164b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0 AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 
-# Install EF Core tools globally in the build stage where SDK is available
-RUN dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
-
 # Copy Directory.Packages.props first for central package management
 COPY ["Directory.Packages.props", "./"]
+COPY ["Directory.Build.props", "./"]
 
 # Copy project files
 COPY ["src/Melodee.Blazor/Melodee.Blazor.csproj", "src/Melodee.Blazor/"]
@@ -52,6 +50,7 @@ RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
 COPY --from=build /src/src/Melodee.Common/ /app/src/Melodee.Common/
 COPY --from=build /src/src/Melodee.Blazor/ /app/src/Melodee.Blazor/
 COPY --from=build /src/Directory.Packages.props /app/
+COPY --from=build /src/Directory.Build.props /app/
 
 # Create a non-root user and switch to it
 RUN groupadd -r melodee && useradd -r -g melodee -m melodee
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ ENV MELODEE_PLAYLISTS_PATH="/app/playlists"
 
 USER melodee
 
-# Install EF Core tools globally for the melodee user
-RUN dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
+# Install EF Core tools globally for the melodee user with specific version matching EF Core 10.0.1
+RUN dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 10.0.1
 
 # Add tools to PATH
 ENV PATH="$PATH:/home/melodee/.dotnet/tools"
diff --git a/src/Melodee.Blazor/Melodee.Blazor.csproj b/src/Melodee.Blazor/Melodee.Blazor.csproj
index 25f3af03..b11f421d 100644
--- a/src/Melodee.Blazor/Melodee.Blazor.csproj
+++ b/src/Melodee.Blazor/Melodee.Blazor.csproj
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Blazored.SessionStorage" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Localization" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Localization.Abstractions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens" />
     <PackageReference Include="Quartz.AspNetCore" />
     <PackageReference Include="Quartz.Jobs" />