diff --git a/src/BoxContains.Category/src/core/BoxContains.Category.Application/BoxContains.Category.Application.csproj b/src/BoxContains.Category/src/core/BoxContains.Category.Application/BoxContains.Category.Application.csproj
index e6d5284..18f5a8e 100644
--- a/src/BoxContains.Category/src/core/BoxContains.Category.Application/BoxContains.Category.Application.csproj
+++ b/src/BoxContains.Category/src/core/BoxContains.Category.Application/BoxContains.Category.Application.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="16.1.1" />
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     <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="8.0.0" />
diff --git a/tests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests.csproj
index 05f9b71..69ccb0b 100644
--- a/tests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests/BoxContains.Category.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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+    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="16.1.1" />
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     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />