diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/Alphabet.Processing.csproj b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/Alphabet.Processing.csproj
index 9559c24..3b656d9 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/Alphabet.Processing.csproj
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/Alphabet.Processing.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Alphabet.Processing</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Alphabet.Processing</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
+    <IsServiceFabricServiceProject>True</IsServiceFabricServiceProject>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/App.config b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/App.config
index e4ee724..c0c3aed 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/App.config
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
   <startup>
-    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5.1"/>
+    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
   </startup>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/packages.config b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/packages.config
index 9f50716..1c77d29 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/packages.config
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Processing/packages.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric" version="5.2.207" targetFramework="net451" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Data" version="2.2.207" targetFramework="net451" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Services" version="2.2.207" targetFramework="net451" />
+    <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric" version="9.1.1653" targetFramework="net472" />
+    <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Data" version="6.1.1653" targetFramework="net472" />
+    <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Services" version="6.1.1653" targetFramework="net472" />    
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/Alphabet.Web.csproj b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/Alphabet.Web.csproj
index 33b15b9..6bd906e 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/Alphabet.Web.csproj
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/Alphabet.Web.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Alphabet.Web</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Alphabet.Web</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
+    <IsServiceFabricServiceProject>True</IsServiceFabricServiceProject>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/App.config b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/App.config
index e4ee724..c0c3aed 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/App.config
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
   <startup>
-    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5.1"/>
+    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
   </startup>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/packages.config b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/packages.config
index 47268e9..1880f21 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/packages.config
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/Alphabet.Web/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric" version="5.2.207" targetFramework="net451" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Data" version="2.2.207" targetFramework="net451" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Services" version="2.2.207" targetFramework="net451" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net451" />
+    <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric" version="9.1.1653" targetFramework="net472" />
+    <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Data" version="6.1.1653" targetFramework="net472" />
+    <package id="Microsoft.ServiceFabric.Services" version="6.1.1653" targetFramework="net472" />
+    <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.3" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions.sfproj b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions.sfproj
index 75d7443..602203e 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions.sfproj
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions.sfproj
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.2.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.2.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>ac80cdb2-9dd0-4cfc-91bd-f8449c83295f</ProjectGuid>
-    <ProjectVersion>1.2</ProjectVersion>
+    <ProjectVersion>2.1</ProjectVersion>
+    <SupportedMSBuildNuGetPackageVersion>1.7.6</SupportedMSBuildNuGetPackageVersion>
+    <MinToolsVersion>1.5</MinToolsVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
@@ -37,5 +39,9 @@
     <ApplicationProjectTargetsPath>$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\Service Fabric Tools\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.ApplicationProject.targets</ApplicationProjectTargetsPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(ApplicationProjectTargetsPath)" Condition="Exists('$(ApplicationProjectTargetsPath)')" />
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.2.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.2.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="ValidateMSBuildFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props')" Text="Unable to find the '..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props' file. Please restore the 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild' Nuget package." />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets')" Text="Unable to find the '..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.7.6\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets' file. Please restore the 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild' Nuget package." />
+  </Target>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/Scripts/Deploy-FabricApplication.ps1 b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/Scripts/Deploy-FabricApplication.ps1
index f3954db..2897b10 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/Scripts/Deploy-FabricApplication.ps1
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/Scripts/Deploy-FabricApplication.ps1
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Path to the file containing the publish profile.
 .PARAMETER ApplicationPackagePath
 Path to the folder of the packaged Service Fabric application.
 
-.PARAMETER DeloyOnly
+.PARAMETER DeployOnly
 Indicates that the Service Fabric application should not be created or upgraded after registering the application type.
 
 .PARAMETER ApplicationParameter
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Indicates whether to unregister any unused application versions that exist after
 
 .PARAMETER OverrideUpgradeBehavior
 Indicates the behavior used to override the upgrade settings specified by the publish profile.
-'None' indicates that the upgrade settings will not be overriden.
+'None' indicates that the upgrade settings will not be overridden.
 'ForceUpgrade' indicates that an upgrade will occur with default settings, regardless of what is specified in the publish profile.
 'VetoUpgrade' indicates that an upgrade will not occur, regardless of what is specified in the publish profile.
 
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ Switch signaling whether the package should be validated or not before deploymen
 .PARAMETER SecurityToken
 A security token for authentication to cluster management endpoints. Used for silent authentication to clusters that are protected by Azure Active Directory.
 
+.PARAMETER CopyPackageTimeoutSec
+Timeout in seconds for copying application package to image store.
+
 .EXAMPLE
 . Scripts\Deploy-FabricApplication.ps1 -ApplicationPackagePath 'pkg\Debug'
 
@@ -92,7 +95,10 @@ Param
     $SkipPackageValidation,
 
     [String]
-    $SecurityToken 
+    $SecurityToken,
+
+    [int]
+    $CopyPackageTimeoutSec
 )
 
 function Read-XmlElementAsHashtable
@@ -133,6 +139,7 @@ function Read-PublishProfile
 
     $publishProfile.ClusterConnectionParameters = Read-XmlElementAsHashtable $publishProfileXml.PublishProfile.Item("ClusterConnectionParameters")
     $publishProfile.UpgradeDeployment = Read-XmlElementAsHashtable $publishProfileXml.PublishProfile.Item("UpgradeDeployment")
+    $publishProfile.CopyPackageParameters = Read-XmlElementAsHashtable $publishProfileXml.PublishProfile.Item("CopyPackageParameters")
 
     if ($publishProfileXml.PublishProfile.Item("UpgradeDeployment"))
     {
@@ -190,6 +197,29 @@ Import-Module "$ModuleFolderPath\ServiceFabricSDK.psm1"
 
 $IsUpgrade = ($publishProfile.UpgradeDeployment -and $publishProfile.UpgradeDeployment.Enabled -and $OverrideUpgradeBehavior -ne 'VetoUpgrade') -or $OverrideUpgradeBehavior -eq 'ForceUpgrade'
 
+$PublishParameters = @{
+    'ApplicationPackagePath' = $ApplicationPackagePath
+    'ApplicationParameterFilePath' = $publishProfile.ApplicationParameterFile
+    'ApplicationParameter' = $ApplicationParameter
+    'ErrorAction' = 'Stop'
+}
+
+if ($publishProfile.CopyPackageParameters.CopyPackageTimeoutSec)
+{
+    $PublishParameters['CopyPackageTimeoutSec'] = $publishProfile.CopyPackageParameters.CopyPackageTimeoutSec
+}
+
+if ($publishProfile.CopyPackageParameters.CompressPackage)
+{
+    $PublishParameters['CompressPackage'] = $publishProfile.CopyPackageParameters.CompressPackage
+}
+
+# CopyPackageTimeoutSec parameter overrides the value from the publish profile
+if ($CopyPackageTimeoutSec)
+{
+    $PublishParameters['CopyPackageTimeoutSec'] = $CopyPackageTimeoutSec
+}
+
 if ($IsUpgrade)
 {
     $Action = "RegisterAndUpgrade"
@@ -206,7 +236,11 @@ if ($IsUpgrade)
         $UpgradeParameters = @{ UnmonitoredAuto = $true; Force = $true }
     }
 
-    Publish-UpgradedServiceFabricApplication -ApplicationPackagePath $ApplicationPackagePath -ApplicationParameterFilePath $publishProfile.ApplicationParameterFile -Action $Action -UpgradeParameters $UpgradeParameters -ApplicationParameter $ApplicationParameter -UnregisterUnusedVersions:$UnregisterUnusedApplicationVersionsAfterUpgrade -ErrorAction Stop
+    $PublishParameters['Action'] = $Action
+    $PublishParameters['UpgradeParameters'] = $UpgradeParameters
+    $PublishParameters['UnregisterUnusedVersions'] = $UnregisterUnusedApplicationVersionsAfterUpgrade
+
+    Publish-UpgradedServiceFabricApplication @PublishParameters
 }
 else
 {
@@ -215,6 +249,10 @@ else
     {
         $Action = "Register"
     }
+
+    $PublishParameters['Action'] = $Action
+    $PublishParameters['OverwriteBehavior'] = $OverwriteBehavior
+    $PublishParameters['SkipPackageValidation'] = $SkipPackageValidation
     
-    Publish-NewServiceFabricApplication -ApplicationPackagePath $ApplicationPackagePath -ApplicationParameterFilePath $publishProfile.ApplicationParameterFile -Action $Action -ApplicationParameter $ApplicationParameter -OverwriteBehavior $OverwriteBehavior -SkipPackageValidation:$SkipPackageValidation -ErrorAction Stop
+    Publish-NewServiceFabricApplication @PublishParameters
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/packages.config b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/packages.config
index 2c11cca..940f225 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/packages.config
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/AlphabetPartitions/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild" version="1.2.0" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild" version="1.7.6" targetFramework="net472" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/README.md b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/README.md
index 8585b56..f410b0b 100644
--- a/Services/AlphabetPartitions/README.md
+++ b/Services/AlphabetPartitions/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Alphabet partitions is an intro to partitioning stateful services in Service Fab
 
 To run this services:
 
-1. Open the .sln solution file in Visual Studio 2015
+1. Open the .sln solution file in Visual Studio 2019 or 2022
+2. Install latest runtime and SDK from here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-fabric/service-fabric-get-started
+3. Set AlphabetPartitions as Startup Project
 2. Press F5 to run
 
 You can access the application in a web browser by going to: