diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95d7e9642f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <packageSources>
+        <add key="pomelo-nightly" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/pomelo-efcore/Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql/_packaging/pomelo-efcore-public/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+        <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
+    </packageSources>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/build/Version.props b/build/Version.props
index 5bba820f55e..b05da1d52dc 100644
--- a/build/Version.props
+++ b/build/Version.props
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <TgsNugetNetFramework>netstandard2.0</TgsNugetNetFramework>
     <TgsNetMajorVersion>8</TgsNetMajorVersion>
     <!-- Update this frequently with dotnet runtime patches. MAJOR MUST MATCH ABOVE! -->
-    <TgsDotnetRedistUrl>https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/f6fcf7ad-2ae2-4b26-97be-bfaff4e6d873/4005d9603269b7266bd156ad1393475c/dotnet-hosting-8.0.0-rc.1.23421.29-win.exe</TgsDotnetRedistUrl>
+    <TgsDotnetRedistUrl>https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/f0a627b7-bd46-4ed2-978d-00a445174074/182420f488062f1983fc392b2fb66967/dotnet-hosting-8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2-win.exe</TgsDotnetRedistUrl>
     <TgsMariaDBRedistVersion>10.11.5</TgsMariaDBRedistVersion>
     <!-- The two versions must match above, this is referenced by XML readers in scripts so we can't use an MSBuild property reference -->
     <TgsMariaDBRedistUrl>https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb//mariadb-10.11.5/winx64-packages/mariadb-10.11.5-winx64.msi</TgsMariaDBRedistUrl>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Client/Tgstation.Server.Client.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Client/Tgstation.Server.Client.csproj
index c946acf8414..3b62a38903f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Client/Tgstation.Server.Client.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Client/Tgstation.Server.Client.csproj
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Usage: Connecting to SignalR hubs in API -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23421.29" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2" />
     <!-- Usage: Using target JSON serializer for API -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23421.29" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
index 4ff44fedb75..89392d1fb6d 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Usage: Console logging plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service.csproj
index c9f9666e184..a7c6d3c406a 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service.csproj
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
     <!-- Usage: Command line argument support -->
     <PackageReference Include="McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils" Version="4.1.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Identifies when we are running in the context of the Windows SCM -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
     <!-- Usage: Windows event log logging plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.EventLog" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.EventLog" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
     <!-- Usage: Console logging plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
     <!-- Usage: OS identification -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices" Version="4.3.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Windows Service Manager intergration -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
index da8207e6a85..5428b3b8488 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Usage: Logging abstractions -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
     <!-- Usage: POSIX support for signals -->
     <PackageReference Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index 2013d181bd4..7bf21904659 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "dotnet-ef": {
-      "version": "8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6",
+      "version": "8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-ef"
       ]
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
index a34d7bec33b..f4d69b7189e 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
@@ -75,31 +75,31 @@
     <!-- Usage: git interop -->
     <PackageReference Include="LibGit2Sharp" Version="0.28.0" />
     <!-- Usage: JWT injection into HTTP pipeline -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23421.29" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2" />
     <!-- Usage: Support ""legacy"" Newotonsoft.Json in HTTP pipeline. The rest of our codebase uses Newtonsoft. -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23421.29" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2" />
     <!-- Usage: Using target JSON serializer for API -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23421.29" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2" />
     <!-- Usage: Database ORM -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1" />
     <!-- Usage: Automatic migration generation using command line -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <!-- Usage: Sqlite ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1" />
     <!-- Usage: MSSQL ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1" />
     <!-- Usage: POSIX support for syscalls, signals, and symlinks -->
     <PackageReference Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: YAML config plugin -->
     <PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.Configuration.Yaml" Version="3.1.0" />
     <!-- Usage: PostgresSQL ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="8.0.0-rc.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="8.0.0-rc.2" />
     <!-- Usage: GitHub.com interop -->
     <PackageReference Include="Octokit" Version="9.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: MYSQL/MariaDB ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="8.0.0-beta.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="8.0.0-beta.2.ci.20231014172607" />
     <!-- Usage: Discord interop -->
     <PackageReference Include="Remora.Discord" Version="2023.4.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Rich logger builder -->
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@
     <!-- Usage: Newtonsoft.Json plugin for OpenAPI spec generator -->
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Newtonsoft" Version="6.5.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Windows authentication plugin allowing searching for users by name -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
     <!-- Usage: JWT plugin needed to undo some Microsoft meddling in the HTTP pipeline -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="7.0.3" />
     <!-- Usage: Identifying owning user of Windows Process objects -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Management" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Management" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
     <!-- Usage: Temporary resolution to compatibility issues with EFCore 7 and .NET 8 -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Permissions" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Permissions" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
     <!-- Usage: .DeleteAsync() support for IQueryable<T>s -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Z.EntityFramework.Plus.EFCore" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6-03" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Z.EntityFramework.Plus.EFCore" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1-01" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests.csproj b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests.csproj
index c058c00b84c..cfc5f1ae7e8 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests.csproj b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests.csproj
index 388ad80adcc..dc0fbd8f54d 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.csproj b/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.csproj
index 89310b0d5fe..c445f31201c 100644
--- a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.csproj
+++ b/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Core.System.ServiceProcess" Version="2.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="ApplyRuntimeDistributableAttribute" BeforeTargets="CoreCompile">