CreativeCodersTeam · darthsharp · Mar 28, 2026 · Mar 27, 2026 · Mar 27, 2026 · Mar 27, 2026
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+version: 2
+
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "monday"
+      time: "06:00"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      # Tier 1: Dev/Test dependencies — auto-merge on patch + minor
+      dev-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "xunit*"
+          - "XunitXml.TestLogger"
+          - "FakeItEasy"
+          - "AwesomeAssertions"
+          - "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk"
+          - "coverlet.collector"
+          - "JetBrains.Annotations"
+          - "Cake.*"
+      # Tier 2: Production dependencies — auto-merge on patch only
+      microsoft-packages:
+        patterns:
+          - "Microsoft.Extensions.*"
+          - "Microsoft.AspNetCore.*"
+          - "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore*"
+          - "Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.*"
+          - "Microsoft.JSInterop"
+      runtime-libraries:
+        patterns:
+          - "Castle.Core"
+          - "Polly"
+          - "Newtonsoft.Json"
+          - "NHibernate"
+          - "LiteDB"
+          - "System.IO.Abstractions*"
+          - "System.Reactive"
+          - "System.IO.Ports"
+          - "Spectre.Console"
+          - "Swashbuckle.AspNetCore"
+          - "MimeMapping"
+          - "Octokit"
+          - "YamlDotNet"
+          - "log4net"
+      # Catch-all: Any package not matched by the groups above.
+      # Dependabot assigns each package to the first matching group only,
+      # so this will never include packages already covered above.
+      other-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: dependabot-auto-merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      # Tier 1: Dev/Test dependencies — auto-merge on patch + minor
+      - name: "Auto-merge Tier 1 (patch + minor)"
+        if: >-
+          steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-group == 'dev-dependencies' &&
+          (steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' ||
+           steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor')
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Tier 2: Production dependencies — auto-merge on patch only
+      - name: "Auto-merge Tier 2 (patch only)"
+        if: >-
+          steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-group != 'dev-dependencies' &&
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-manual.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-manual.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: dependabot-manual
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  check-outdated:
+    name: Check outdated NuGet packages
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TERM: xterm
+      DOTNET_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_ALLOW_ANSI_COLOR_REDIRECTION: 1
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: 'Cache: ~/.nuget/packages'
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.nuget/packages
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/global.json', '**/*.csproj', '**/Directory.Packages.props') }}
+
+      - name: Check for outdated packages
+        run: |
+          echo "## Outdated NuGet Packages" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          dotnet list package --outdated 2>&1 | tee -a $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      - name: Trigger Dependabot update
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          echo "Triggering Dependabot update via GitHub CLI..."
+          if response=$(gh api \
+            --method POST \
+            "/repos/${{ github.repository }}/dependabot/updates" \
+            --input - <<< '{}' 2>&1); then
+            echo "Dependabot trigger sent successfully."
+            echo "$response"
+          else
+            echo "Failed to trigger Dependabot update. gh api output:"
+            echo "$response"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Core.sln b/Core.sln
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "__global", "__global", "{92
 		README.md = README.md
 		GitVersion.yml = GitVersion.yml
 		global.json = global.json
+		Directory.Build.props = Directory.Build.props
+		Directory.Packages.props = Directory.Packages.props
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "XmlRpcSampleApp", "samples\XmlRpcSampleApp\XmlRpcSampleApp.csproj", "{61B4DBCC-2F85-4F8F-9DF9-E5A4EC17334B}"

diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Project>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+        <Authors>CreativeCoders</Authors>
+        <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);IDE0079</NoWarn>
+        <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/CreativeCodersTeam/Core</RepositoryUrl>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageVersion Include="AwesomeAssertions" Version="9.4.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Cake.Frosting" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Cake.Testing" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Castle.Core" Version="5.2.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="FakeItEasy" Version="9.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2025.2.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="LiteDB" Version="5.0.21" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="log4net" Version="3.3.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core" Version="2.3.9" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Systemd" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Polly" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Localization" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.JSInterop" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.3.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MimeMapping" Version="4.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NHibernate" Version="5.6.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Octokit" Version="14.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Polly" Version="8.6.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.54.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="10.1.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions" Version="22.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Ports" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="XunitXml.TestLogger" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="YamlDotNet" Version="16.3.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/build/Build.csproj b/build/Build.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/samples/BlazorWebAssemblySampleApp/BlazorWebAssemblySampleApp.csproj b/samples/BlazorWebAssemblySampleApp/BlazorWebAssemblySampleApp.csproj
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" Version="10.0.3" PrivateAssets="all"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication" Version="10.0.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" PrivateAssets="all"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/samples/CakeBuildSample/CakeBuildSample.csproj b/samples/CakeBuildSample/CakeBuildSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Cake.Frosting" Version="6.1.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Cake.Frosting"/>
         <PackageDownload Include="ReportGenerator" Version="[5.5.1]"/>
         <PackageDownload Include="GitVersion.Tool" Version="[6.5.1]"/>
     </ItemGroup>

diff --git a/samples/Directory.Build.props b/samples/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
+    <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
+
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/NetSampleApp/NetSampleApp.csproj b/samples/NetSampleApp/NetSampleApp.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Polly" Version="10.0.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Polly"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/samples/ProcessUtilsSampleApp/ProcessUtilsSampleApp.csproj b/samples/ProcessUtilsSampleApp/ProcessUtilsSampleApp.csproj
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/samples/WebApiSampleApp/WebApiSampleApp.csproj b/samples/WebApiSampleApp/WebApiSampleApp.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="10.1.4"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/source/AspNetCore/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.Blazor/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.Blazor.csproj b/source/AspNetCore/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.Blazor/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.Blazor.csproj
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.JSInterop" Version="10.0.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.JSInterop"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 

diff --git a/...re/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuth.Jwt/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuth.Jwt.csproj b/...re/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuth.Jwt/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuth.Jwt.csproj
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="10.0.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/...ativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuthApi.Jwt/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuthApi.Jwt.csproj b/...ativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuthApi.Jwt/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.TokenAuthApi.Jwt.csproj
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2025.2.4"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="10.0.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/source/AspNetCore/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.csproj b/source/AspNetCore/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore/CreativeCoders.AspNetCore.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core" Version="2.3.9"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/source/CakeBuild/CreativeCoders.CakeBuild/CreativeCoders.CakeBuild.csproj b/source/CakeBuild/CreativeCoders.CakeBuild/CreativeCoders.CakeBuild.csproj
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Cake.Frosting" Version="6.1.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MimeMapping" Version="4.0.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Octokit" Version="14.0.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Cake.Frosting"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="MimeMapping"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Octokit"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/source/Cli/CreativeCoders.Cli.Hosting/CreativeCoders.Cli.Hosting.csproj b/source/Cli/CreativeCoders.Cli.Hosting/CreativeCoders.Cli.Hosting.csproj
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.54.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/...lation/CreativeCoders.CodeCompilation.Roslyn/CreativeCoders.CodeCompilation.Roslyn.csproj b/...lation/CreativeCoders.CodeCompilation.Roslyn/CreativeCoders.CodeCompilation.Roslyn.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="5.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/source/Config/CreativeCoders.Config.Base/CreativeCoders.Config.Base.csproj b/source/Config/CreativeCoders.Config.Base/CreativeCoders.Config.Base.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2025.2.4"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/source/Config/CreativeCoders.Config.Sources/CreativeCoders.Config.Sources.csproj b/source/Config/CreativeCoders.Config.Sources/CreativeCoders.Config.Sources.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>