diff --git a/.github/workflows/_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/_unit_tests.yml
index 594e2a55ae..f4925b5f59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_unit_tests.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     -
       name: Test Summary
       uses: test-summary/action@v2.4
-      if: matrix.dotnetVersion == '8.0'
+      if: matrix.dotnetVersion == '9.0'
       with:
         paths: artifacts/test-results/*.results.xml
diff --git a/src/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Directory.Packages.props
index e52b2266af..62986a291f 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="JunitXml.TestLogger" Version="4.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MSBuild.ProjectCreation" Version="14.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="17.11.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.11.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="17.12.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.12.6" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine" Version="9.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileSystemGlobbing" Version="9.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.0" />
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/msbuild/tools/GitVersion.MsBuild.targets b/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/msbuild/tools/GitVersion.MsBuild.targets
index 974a840d88..680bf52a1a 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/msbuild/tools/GitVersion.MsBuild.targets
+++ b/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/msbuild/tools/GitVersion.MsBuild.targets
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
         <!-- Validates the target framework and sets the GitVersionTargetFramework property to the target framework that is compatible with the target framework of the project -->
         <GitVersionTargetFramework Condition="'$(GitVersionTargetFramework)' == '' and $([MSBuild]::IsTargetFrameworkCompatible($(TargetFramework), 'net8.0')) == 'true'">net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework>
-        <GitVersionTargetFramework Condition="'$(GitVersionTargetFramework)' == '' and $([MSBuild]::IsTargetFrameworkCompatible($(TargetFramework), 'net6.0')) == 'true'">net6.0</GitVersionTargetFramework>
-        <!-- Fall back to net8.0 if the target framework is not compatible with net6.0 and net8.0 -->
+        <GitVersionTargetFramework Condition="'$(GitVersionTargetFramework)' == '' and $([MSBuild]::IsTargetFrameworkCompatible($(TargetFramework), 'net9.0')) == 'true'">net9.0</GitVersionTargetFramework>
+        <!-- Fall back to net8.0 if the target framework is not compatible with net9.0 and net8.0 -->
         <GitVersionTargetFramework Condition="'$(GitVersionTargetFramework)' == ''">net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework>
         <GitVersionFileExe Condition="'$(GitVersionFileExe)' == ''">dotnet --roll-forward Major &quot;$([MSBuild]::EnsureTrailingSlash($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)$(GitVersionTargetFramework)))gitversion.dll&quot;</GitVersionFileExe>
         <GitVersionAssemblyFile Condition="'$(GitVersionAssemblyFile)' == ''">$([MSBuild]::EnsureTrailingSlash($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)$(GitVersionTargetFramework)))GitVersion.MsBuild.dll</GitVersionAssemblyFile>