diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index 02afa3f072..dd484d564c 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": "8.0.11",
+      "version": "9.0.0",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-ef"
       ]
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
index 415a88332d..82c0f5d548 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@
     <!-- Usage: Generating dumps of dotnet engine processes -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client" Version="0.2.553101" />
     <!-- Usage: Database ORM -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Automatic migration generation using command line -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.11">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.0">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <!-- Usage: Sqlite ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="9.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: MSSQL ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: POSIX support for syscalls, signals, and symlinks -->
     <PackageReference Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Cron string parsing -->
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@
     <!-- Usage: YAML config plugin -->
     <PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.Configuration.Yaml" Version="3.1.0" />
     <!-- Usage: PostgresSQL ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="9.0.2" />
     <!-- Usage: MYSQL/MariaDB ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="8.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="9.0.0-preview.2.efcore.9.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Discord interop -->
     <PackageReference Include="Remora.Discord" Version="2024.3.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Rich logger builder -->
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests.csproj b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests.csproj
index 69c414d1e2..a590b7bef0 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Usage: Creating mock database implementations -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="9.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>