diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 37bb6f4..f1c98a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
-        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+        dotnet-version: 9.0.x
     - name: Publish with dotnet
       run: dotnet publish ./src --configuration Release --output build
     - name: Deploy to Github Pages
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5074194..5af5a0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [![](../../workflows/gh-pages/badge.svg)](../../actions)
 
 
-This project is an example of using GitHub Actions to automatically deploy a .NET 8 client-side
+This project is an example of using GitHub Actions to automatically deploy a .NET 9 client-side
 Blazor app to GitHub Pages. For a live demo, check the following link:
 
 https://blazorgithubpages.github.io
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ of the steps needed for a successful deploy.
 
 
 This project differs from [the project from which it's forked](https://github.com/fernandreu/blazor-pages) in that:
-- It is .NET 8, not .NET Core 3.1
+- It is .NET 9, not .NET Core 3.1
 - Fewer steps from fork to running site (see below)
 
 ## How to deploy
 1. Create a repository based on this template via the "Use this template" button (you don't fork, a fork is for contributing to this template or creating your own template)
 2. Go to your repository Settings > GitHub Pages > set the source branch to `gh-pages-from-actions`
 3. [Set permissions for GitHub Actions](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73687176/permission-denied-to-github-actionsbot-the-requested-url-returned-error-403)
-4. Enable Dependabot: `Insights` > `Dependency graph` > `Dependabot` > Enable Dependabot
+4. (optional) Enable Dependabot: `Insights` > `Dependency graph` > `Dependabot` > Enable Dependabot
 5. View your site at https://[ `your user name` | `your organization name` ].github.io
 
 ## How it works
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ should contain the following three variables:
 The `gh-pages` branch **must** exist already for the deployment to be successful (this
 is a temporary limitation in the pipeline configuration).
 
-In the case of GitHub Actions, only a single secret is needed: `ACCESS_TOKEN`, equivalent to `GitHubPAT` above. An example of a full deployment using GitHub Actions can also be found in my [blazor-fractals](https://github.com/fernandreu/blazor-fractals) repository.
+In the case of GitHub Actions, only a single secret is needed: `ACCESS_TOKEN`, equivalent to `GitHubPAT` above. An example of a full deployment using GitHub Actions can also be found in my [blazor-fractals](https://github.com/fernandreu/blazor-fractals) repository.
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diff --git a/src/BlazorPages/BlazorPages.csproj b/src/BlazorPages/BlazorPages.csproj
index 4682a52..e81efcf 100644
--- a/src/BlazorPages/BlazorPages.csproj
+++ b/src/BlazorPages/BlazorPages.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.BlazorWebAssembly">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <ServiceWorkerAssetsManifest>service-worker-assets.js</ServiceWorkerAssetsManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="8.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" Version="8.0.10" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="9.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" Version="9.0.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="4.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.BrowserConsole" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>