diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a915a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Directory.Packages.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e98738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<Project>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageVersion Include="LibGit2Sharp" Version="0.30.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.6.143"/>
+
+        <PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.0" />
+        <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2"/>
+        <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.2"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/git-istage.sln b/src/git-istage.sln
index f36489f..c0e2182 100644
--- a/src/git-istage.sln
+++ b/src/git-istage.sln
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "git-istage", "git-istage\gi
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "git-istage.tests", "git-istage.tests\git-istage.tests.csproj", "{29028DFB-C516-459A-B189-7CB1F9B22480}"
 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "solution-items", "solution-items", "{4DA6DC4C-4BA2-491A-B27A-943731D41795}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		Directory.Build.props = Directory.Build.props
+		Directory.Packages.props = Directory.Packages.props
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
diff --git a/src/git-istage.tests/git-istage.tests.csproj b/src/git-istage.tests/git-istage.tests.csproj
index c63d87b..3ddc55c 100644
--- a/src/git-istage.tests/git-istage.tests.csproj
+++ b/src/git-istage.tests/git-istage.tests.csproj
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <RootNamespace>GitIStage.Tests</RootNamespace>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.1.0">
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
diff --git a/src/git-istage/git-istage.csproj b/src/git-istage/git-istage.csproj
index 10fde4c..43a0bd4 100644
--- a/src/git-istage/git-istage.csproj
+++ b/src/git-istage/git-istage.csproj
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
     <PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <PackageOutputPath>$(OutDir)</PackageOutputPath>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>True</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/terrajobst/git-istage</RepositoryUrl>
@@ -19,9 +16,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="LibGit2Sharp" Version="0.27.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.4.244">
+    <PackageReference Include="LibGit2Sharp" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>