diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj
index 679a7e4e8..cbcee2a9a 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj
index eb10b4933..599defe4d 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj
index ca96decaf..1146a8b3b 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
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-    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.TransportTests.Sources" Version="8.0.0-beta.3" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.TransportTests.Sources" Version="8.0.0-rc.1" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj
index 8282490ce..2c6439873 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj
index 0ab1e9eef..364c7f97d 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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+    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus" Version="[8.0.0-rc.1, 9)" />
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj
index 9d96e1b83..8e1bacd43 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
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-    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.AcceptanceTests.Sources" Version="8.0.0-beta.3" />
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     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.2.1" />
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj
index 93f08cc64..5c881f500 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
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+    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus" Version="8.0.0-rc.1" />
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     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.2.1" />
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj
index 6e7beae32..2df042857 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.TransportTests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
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-    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.TransportTests.Sources" Version="8.0.0-beta.3" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.TransportTests.Sources" Version="8.0.0-rc.1" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj
index 057bc5cdc..811a2ff09 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.csproj
index 1fd6076b2..f307c3aaa 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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