diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Abstractions/Elsa.Abstractions.csproj b/src/core/Elsa.Abstractions/Elsa.Abstractions.csproj
index 0157eab40..d6419779a 100644
--- a/src/core/Elsa.Abstractions/Elsa.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Abstractions/Elsa.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <PackageTags>elsa, workflows</PackageTags>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
-    <ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>       
         <PackageReference Include="LinqKit.Core" Version="1.1.21" />
         <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="9.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Elsa.Core.csproj b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Elsa.Core.csproj
index fa52c2940..da3351923 100644
--- a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Elsa.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Elsa.Core.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="10.1.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection" Version="8.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.8.26" />
         <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="9.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="MediatR.Extensions.Microsoft.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.0" />
diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Core/ElsaOptions.cs b/src/core/Elsa.Core/ElsaOptions.cs
index ecdd6243e..4bd2c91f7 100644
--- a/src/core/Elsa.Core/ElsaOptions.cs
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Core/ElsaOptions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using AutoMapper;
 using Elsa.Caching;
 using Elsa.DistributedLock;
 using Elsa.Persistence;
@@ -33,8 +36,8 @@ namespace Elsa
 
             AddAutoMapper = () =>
             {
-                services.AddAutoMapper(ServiceLifetime.Singleton);
-                services.AddSingleton(sp => sp.CreateAutoMapperConfiguration());
+                // The profiles are added to AddWorkflowsCore so that they are not forgotten in case the AddAutoMapper function(option) is overridden.
+                services.AddAutoMapper(Enumerable.Empty<Assembly>(), serviceLifetime: ServiceLifetime.Singleton);
             };
 
             services.AddSingleton<InMemNetwork>();
diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/AutoMapperServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/AutoMapperServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 185bc37d0..51767de0b 100644
--- a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/AutoMapperServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/AutoMapperServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -1,47 +1,23 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using AutoMapper;
+using AutoMapper.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
 
 namespace Elsa
 {
     public static class AutoMapperServiceCollectionExtensions
     {
-        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapper(this IServiceCollection services, ServiceLifetime lifetime)
-        {
-            services.TryAdd(new ServiceDescriptor(typeof(IMapper), sp => sp.GetRequiredService<IConfigurationProvider>().CreateMapper(sp.GetService), lifetime));
-            return services;
-        }
-
-        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfile<TProfile>(this IServiceCollection services) where TProfile : Profile
-        {
-            services.TryAddProvider<Profile, TProfile>(ServiceLifetime.Transient);
-            return services;
-        }
+        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfile<TProfile>(this IServiceCollection services) where TProfile : Profile, new() =>
+            services.Configure<MapperConfigurationExpression>(options => options.AddProfile<TProfile>());
 
         public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfiles(this IServiceCollection services, IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies) =>
-            services.Scan(scan => scan.FromAssemblies(assemblies).AddClasses(classes => classes.AssignableTo<Profile>()).As<Profile>().WithTransientLifetime());
+            services.Configure<MapperConfigurationExpression>(options => options.AddMaps(assemblies));
 
-        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfiles(this IServiceCollection services, params Assembly[] assemblies) => services.AddAutoMapperProfiles(assemblies.AsEnumerable());
-        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfiles(this IServiceCollection services, Assembly assembly) => AddAutoMapperProfiles(services, new[] { assembly });
-        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfiles<TAssemblyMarkerType>(this IServiceCollection services) => services.AddAutoMapperProfiles(typeof(TAssemblyMarkerType).Assembly);
+        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfiles(this IServiceCollection services, params Assembly[] assemblies) => 
+            services.Configure<MapperConfigurationExpression>(options => options.AddMaps(assemblies));
 
-        public static IConfigurationProvider CreateAutoMapperConfiguration(this IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
-        {
-            var profiles = serviceProvider.GetServices<Profile>();
-
-            var configuration = new MapperConfiguration(
-                x =>
-                {
-                    foreach (var profile in profiles)
-                        x.AddProfile(profile);
-                }
-            );
-
-            return configuration;
-        }
+        public static IServiceCollection AddAutoMapperProfiles<TAssemblyMarkerType>(this IServiceCollection services) => 
+            services.AddAutoMapperProfiles(typeof(TAssemblyMarkerType).Assembly);
     }
 }
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