diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest.csproj
index 9c016cbbb..35430cfe0 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.UnitTest.csproj
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="AutoFixture.AutoMoq" Version="4.18.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Bogus" Version="35.5.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.70" />
     <PackageReference Include="RichardSzalay.MockHttp" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.8.1" />
diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.csproj
index c49d995d6..5f4a9dd63 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data.csproj
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
     <PackageReference Include="AutoFixture" Version="4.18.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Dfe.Academisation.CorrelationIdMiddleware" Version="2.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.7">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.8">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain.csproj
index a685aeb99..eddd7b5b6 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Domain.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Ardalis.GuardClauses" Version="4.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.9.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.4.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest.csproj
index 0fc48c27d..08ed98804 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.IntegrationTest.csproj
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.8.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.2">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed.csproj
index 029df3309..0e8b20baf 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Seed.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="AutoFixture" Version="4.18.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="FakerDotNet" Version="1.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="8.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="8.0.0" />
diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest.csproj
index 958068fb0..61c0992a7 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.SubcutaneousTest.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AutoFixture" Version="4.18.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Bogus" Version="35.5.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="RichardSzalay.MockHttp" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.8.1" />
diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi.csproj
index 50c724594..c288ded02 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi.csproj
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore" Version="2.22.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi" Version="5.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.7">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.8">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1377fae42..5b640072d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN dotnet restore Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi
 RUN dotnet build Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi
 
 RUN dotnet new tool-manifest
-RUN dotnet tool install dotnet-ef --version 8.0.4
+RUN dotnet tool install dotnet-ef --version 8.0.8
 
 RUN dotnet ef migrations script --output /app/SQL/DbMigrationScript.sql --idempotent -p /build/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.Data -s /build/Dfe.Academies.Academisation.WebApi -c AcademisationContext