diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index a031cec3..55683808 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="NAudio.Core" Version="2.2.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Whisper.net" Version="1.5.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Whisper.net.Runtime" Version="1.5.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NCrontab" Version="3.3.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenAI" Version="2.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MailKit" Version="4.7.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MySql.Data" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NPOI" Version="2.7.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="LLMSharp.Google.Palm" Version="1.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Mscc.GenerativeAI" Version="2.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core" Version="2.2.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Jint" Version="4.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="TensorFlow.Keras" Version="0.15.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/BotSharp.Core.Crontab.csproj b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/BotSharp.Core.Crontab.csproj
index ae4c9fef..b4bcaf84 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/BotSharp.Core.Crontab.csproj
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core.Crontab/BotSharp.Core.Crontab.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <LangVersion>$(LangVersion)</LangVersion>
     <VersionPrefix>$(BotSharpVersion)</VersionPrefix>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(GeneratePackageOnBuild)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)packages</OutputPath>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="NCrontab" Version="3.3.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NCrontab" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI.csproj
index 284e9b3c..61758e2e 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI/BotSharp.Plugin.AzureOpenAI.csproj
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(GeneratePackageOnBuild)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>$(GenerateDocumentationFile)</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)packages</OutputPath>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI.csproj
index 56eb14ef..598e1295 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI/BotSharp.Plugin.DeepSeekAI.csproj
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(GeneratePackageOnBuild)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>$(GenerateDocumentationFile)</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)packages</OutputPath>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenAI" Version="2.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenAI" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler.csproj
index f1a6c28e..a7f4edcf 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.EmailHandler.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(GeneratePackageOnBuild)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>$(GenerateDocumentationFile)</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)packages</OutputPath>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="4.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MailKit" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler.csproj
index 08cfd79a..3b6db5d3 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler/BotSharp.Plugin.ExcelHandler.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NPOI" Version="2.7.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NPOI" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI.csproj
index b6e0b24e..9e153d76 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI/BotSharp.Plugin.GoogleAI.csproj
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(GeneratePackageOnBuild)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>$(GenerateDocumentationFile)</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)packages</OutputPath>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="LLMSharp.Google.Palm" Version="1.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Mscc.GenerativeAI" Version="2.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="LLMSharp.Google.Palm" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Mscc.GenerativeAI" />
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace.csproj
index ae6a05be..2b8854af 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace/BotSharp.Plugin.HuggingFace.csproj
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(GeneratePackageOnBuild)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>$(GenerateDocumentationFile)</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)packages</OutputPath>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core" Version="2.2.5" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter.csproj
index 4596ce1b..6abacd91 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter/BotSharp.Plugin.JavaScriptInterpreter.csproj
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Jint" Version="4.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Jint" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase.csproj b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase.csproj
index 77a5d076..b7cf3059 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase.csproj
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase/BotSharp.Plugin.KnowledgeBase.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(GeneratePackageOnBuild)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>$(GenerateDocumentationFile)</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)packages</OutputPath>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="TensorFlow.Keras" Version="0.15.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" />
+    <PackageReference Include="TensorFlow.Keras" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>