diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index d02a1f8..4675477 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.8" />
     <!-- MultiTenancy (Tier 2): Dapper catalog store + ASP.NET Core middleware -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Dapper" Version="2.1.66" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Dapper" Version="2.1.79" />
     <!-- Exceptional (0.3.0): raw Npgsql driver + FluentMigrator schema + System.Text.Json store -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Npgsql" Version="10.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Npgsql" Version="10.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="FluentMigrator" Version="6.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="FluentMigrator.Runner" Version="6.2.0" />
     <!-- MultiTenancy tests: Microsoft.Data.Sqlite is a REAL database for the DapperTenantStore tests
          (not a mock), so it stays. Themia is xUnit-only — do NOT pin Shouldly or NSubstitute. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.8" />
     <!-- Mediator (Tier 2): FluentValidation is a runtime dep of ValidationBehavior. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.11.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.12.0" />
     <!-- Caching providers -->
     <PackageVersion Include="StackExchange.Redis" Version="2.13.17" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.6" />
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@
     <!-- Integration tests: real PostgreSQL via Testcontainers -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Testcontainers.PostgreSql" Version="4.12.0" />
     <!-- Exceptional dialects (0.3.0): MySQL + SqlServer drivers + FluentMigrator runners -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="MySqlConnector" Version="2.4.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MySqlConnector" Version="2.6.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Testcontainers.MySql" Version="4.12.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Testcontainers.MsSql" Version="4.12.0" />
     <!-- Quartz (Themia.Quartz neutral core): scheduler + SilkierQuartz vendored dashboard view engine -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Handlebars.Net" Version="2.1.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Quartz" Version="3.18.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Quartz" Version="3.18.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/neutral/Themia.Exceptional/Themia.Exceptional.csproj b/src/neutral/Themia.Exceptional/Themia.Exceptional.csproj
index ca15ca0..950a4eb 100644
--- a/src/neutral/Themia.Exceptional/Themia.Exceptional.csproj
+++ b/src/neutral/Themia.Exceptional/Themia.Exceptional.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" VersionOverride="6.1.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <AdditionalFiles Include="PublicAPI.Shipped.txt" />