diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj
index 39c1e0380..5259791e0 100644
--- a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
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     <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/HostingEnvironmentTest.cs b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/HostingEnvironmentTest.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 02cf52678..000000000
--- a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/HostingEnvironmentTest.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions;
-
-namespace DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests
-{
-    public class HostingEnvironmentTest : IWebHostEnvironment
-    {
-        public HostingEnvironmentTest()
-        {
-            EnvironmentName = "Development";
-            ApplicationName = "DasBlog.Web.UI";
-            WebRootPath = PlatformServices.Default.Application.ApplicationBasePath + "_contentroot"; ;
-            WebRootFileProvider = null;
-            ContentRootPath = PlatformServices.Default.Application.ApplicationBasePath;
-            ContentRootFileProvider = null;
-        }
-
-        public string EnvironmentName { get; set; }
-        public string ApplicationName { get; set; }
-        public string WebRootPath { get; set; }
-        public IFileProvider WebRootFileProvider { get; set; }
-        public string ContentRootPath { get; set; }
-        public IFileProvider ContentRootFileProvider { get; set; }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/Managers/SiteSecurityManagerTest.cs b/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/Managers/SiteSecurityManagerTest.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index f5f6a43ee..000000000
--- a/source/DasBlog.Tests/UnitTests/Managers/SiteSecurityManagerTest.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-using DasBlog.Web;
-using DasBlog.Core.Configuration;
-using DasBlog.Web.Settings;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions;
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Xml.Serialization;
-using Xunit;
-
-namespace DasBlog.Tests.UnitTests.Managers
-{
-    public class SiteSecurityManagerTest
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// All test methods should follow this naming pattern
-        /// </summary>
-        [Fact]
-        public void UnitOfWork_StateUnderTest_ExpectedBehavior()
-        {
-
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void ValidateContributor_RoleAsAdmin_ReturnTrue()
-        {
-
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/source/Directory.Packages.props b/source/Directory.Packages.props
index f2c1f4e1f..514653a59 100644
--- a/source/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/source/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -3,43 +3,44 @@
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="reCAPTCHA.AspNetCore" Version="3.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.6.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="AutoMapper" Version="12.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="ConsoleTables" Version="2.6.1" />
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-    <PackageVersion Include="Kveer.XmlRPC" Version="1.2.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.9" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="MailKit" Version="4.3.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Markdig" Version="0.33.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore" Version="2.21.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions" Version="6.0.25" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="AutoMapper" Version="13.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="ConsoleTables" Version="2.6.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Coravel" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Kveer.XmlRPC" Version="1.3.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NodaTime" Version="3.2.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MailKit" Version="4.8.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Markdig" Version="0.38.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils" Version="4.1.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore" Version="2.22.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions" Version="6.0.36" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
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-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
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-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions" Version="1.1.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Xml" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="8.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="8.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.19.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.20.69" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.21.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="8.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NetEscapades.Extensions.Logging.RollingFile" Version="2.5.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NWebsec.AspNetCore.Middleware" Version="3.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.11.54" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.11.71" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Quartz.AspNetCore" Version="3.8.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Selenium.Support" Version="4.15.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Selenium.WebDriver" Version="4.15.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Quartz.AspNetCore" Version="3.13.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Selenium.Support" Version="4.26.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Selenium.WebDriver" Version="4.26.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Xunit.SkippableFact" Version="1.4.13" />
+
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+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.5" />
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