diff --git a/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Program.cs b/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Program.cs
index ab6a036a8a..6bd1b7ac3d 100644
--- a/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Program.cs
+++ b/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Program.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         .WithIntervalInSeconds(5))
     .Build();
 
-var builder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
+var host = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
     .ConfigureServices((cxt, services) =>
     {
         services.AddQuartz(opt =>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             opt.UsePersistentStore(s =>
             {
                 s.UseSqlServer("Server=localhost,1433;Database=Quartz;User Id=sa;Password=<CONNECTION_STRING>;Encrypt=False;");
-                s.UseJsonSerializer();
+                s.UseNewtonsoftJsonSerializer();
             });
         });
         services.AddQuartzHostedService(opt =>
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         });
     }).Build();
 
-var schedulerFactory = builder.Services.GetRequiredService<ISchedulerFactory>();
+var schedulerFactory = host.Services.GetRequiredService<ISchedulerFactory>();
 var scheduler = await schedulerFactory.GetScheduler();
 
 await scheduler.ScheduleJob(job, trigger);
-await builder.RunAsync();
\ No newline at end of file
+await host.RunAsync();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET.csproj b/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET.csproj
index df58d11a47..8ce967ea13 100644
--- a/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET.csproj
+++ b/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET/Quartz.NET.csproj
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Quartz" Version="3.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.Extensions.Hosting" Version="3.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.Serialization.Json" Version="3.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Quartz" Version="3.19.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.Extensions.Hosting" Version="3.19.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Quartz.Serialization.Json" Version="3.19.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Tests/Tests.csproj b/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Tests/Tests.csproj
index 56d3a95d0c..67bd047e38 100644
--- a/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Tests/Tests.csproj
+++ b/dotnet-client-libraries/Quartz.NET/Tests/Tests.csproj
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.3.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.18.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.5">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.1.2">
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="10.0.1">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>