diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-nuget.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-nuget.yml
index 24b09168..338fab80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-nuget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-nuget.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .Net SDK
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v2
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 8.x
+          dotnet-version: 9.x
 
       - name: Make Nuget Packages
         run: dotnet pack MongoDB.Entities/MongoDB.Entities.csproj -c Release
diff --git a/Benchmark/Benchmark.csproj b/Benchmark/Benchmark.csproj
index 04b0d8e2..d8efb38d 100644
--- a/Benchmark/Benchmark.csproj
+++ b/Benchmark/Benchmark.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/MongoDB.Entities/MongoDB.Entities.csproj b/MongoDB.Entities/MongoDB.Entities.csproj
index 9e9568f6..1b25476d 100644
--- a/MongoDB.Entities/MongoDB.Entities.csproj
+++ b/MongoDB.Entities/MongoDB.Entities.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
 
-        <Version>23.2.0.1-beta</Version>
+        <Version>24.0.0</Version>
 
         <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
         <RootNamespace>MongoDB.Entities</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/Tests/Init.cs b/Tests/Init.cs
index 4ea8b710..5d88f4aa 100644
--- a/Tests/Init.cs
+++ b/Tests/Init.cs
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ namespace MongoDB.Entities.Tests;
 public static class InitTest
 {
     static MongoClientSettings ClientSettings { get; set; }
-    static bool UseTestContainers;
+    static bool _useTestContainers;
 
     [AssemblyInitialize]
     public static async Task Init(TestContext _)
     {
         BsonSerializer.RegisterSerializer(new GuidSerializer(GuidRepresentation.Standard));
 
-        UseTestContainers = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MONGODB_ENTITIES_TESTCONTAINERS") != null;
+        _useTestContainers = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MONGODB_ENTITIES_TESTCONTAINERS") != null;
 
-        if (UseTestContainers)
+        if (_useTestContainers)
         {
             var testContainer = await TestDatabase.CreateDatabase();
             ClientSettings = MongoClientSettings.FromConnectionString(testContainer.GetConnectionString());
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public static async Task Init(TestContext _)
 
     public static async Task InitTestDatabase(string databaseName)
     {
-        if (UseTestContainers)
+        if (_useTestContainers)
             await DB.InitAsync(databaseName, ClientSettings);
         else
             await DB.InitAsync(databaseName);
diff --git a/Tests/TestDatabase.cs b/Tests/TestDatabase.cs
index 330ec2df..33052f92 100644
--- a/Tests/TestDatabase.cs
+++ b/Tests/TestDatabase.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 
 public static class TestDatabase
 {
-    private static SemaphoreSlim _semaphore = new(1, 1);
+    private static readonly SemaphoreSlim _semaphore = new(1, 1);
     private static MongoDbContainer? _testContainer;
 
     public static async Task<MongoDbContainer> CreateDatabase()
     {
         await _semaphore.WaitAsync();
+
         try
         {
             var database = await CreateTestDatabase();
@@ -25,9 +26,8 @@ public static async Task<MongoDbContainer> CreateDatabase()
     private static async Task<MongoDbContainer> CreateTestDatabase()
     {
         if (_testContainer != null)
-        {
             return _testContainer;
-        }
+
         _testContainer = new MongoDbBuilder()
                          .WithPortBinding(27017)
                          .WithPassword("username")
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ private static async Task<MongoDbContainer> CreateTestDatabase()
                          .Build();
 
         await _testContainer.StartAsync();
-        
+
         return _testContainer;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Tests/Tests.csproj b/Tests/Tests.csproj
index 097ae271..2e1626f1 100644
--- a/Tests/Tests.csproj
+++ b/Tests/Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
         <AssemblyName>MongoDB.Entities.Tests</AssemblyName>
         <RootNamespace>MongoDB.Entities.Tests</RootNamespace>
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Medo.Uuid7" Version="2.0.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.6.1"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.6.1"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.MongoDb" Version="3.10.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Medo.Uuid7" Version="2.1.1"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.12.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.6.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.6.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.MongoDb" Version="4.0.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.2">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 6d2dc2a2..25c9790a 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 - upgrade to mongodb driver v3.0
 
-[//]: # (### IMPROVEMENTS)
+> should be a pretty straightforward upgrade unless you're affected by any of the points mentioned in the driver [v3 upgrade guide](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/csharp/v3.0/upgrade/v3/).
+
+### IMPROVEMENTS
+
+- upgrade build pipeline to .net 9.0
+- upgrade project dependencies to latest
 
 [//]: # (### BREAKING CHANGES)
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