diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 2b39c1b6..db05c2fb 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.401",
+    "version": "9.0.100-rc.1",
     "rollForward": "latestFeature",
-    "allowPrerelease": false
+    "allowPrerelease": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/KubeUI.Desktop/KubeUI.Desktop.csproj b/src/KubeUI.Desktop/KubeUI.Desktop.csproj
index cfdd2894..d03c0562 100644
--- a/src/KubeUI.Desktop/KubeUI.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/src/KubeUI.Desktop/KubeUI.Desktop.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <!--If you are willing to use Windows/MacOS native APIs you will need to create 3 projects.
     One for Windows with net7.0-windows TFM, one for MacOS with net7.0-macos and one with net7.0 TFM for Linux.-->
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <BuiltInComInteropSupport>false</BuiltInComInteropSupport>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
diff --git a/src/KubeUI/KubeUI.csproj b/src/KubeUI/KubeUI.csproj
index 7d918295..0c37a038 100644
--- a/src/KubeUI/KubeUI.csproj
+++ b/src/KubeUI/KubeUI.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="9.0.0-rc.1.24431.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="9.0.0-rc.1.24431.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics" Version="9.0.0-rc.1.24431.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.0-rc.1.24431.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="NodeEditorAvalonia" Version="11.1.0-rc1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NodeEditorAvalonia.Mvvm" Version="11.1.0-rc1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NReco.Logging.File" Version="1.2.1" />
diff --git a/tests/KubeUI.Tests/KubeUI.Tests.csproj b/tests/KubeUI.Tests/KubeUI.Tests.csproj
index f176cef8..e6e1bb63 100644
--- a/tests/KubeUI.Tests/KubeUI.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/KubeUI.Tests/KubeUI.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.71" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>