diff --git a/backend/Analyzers/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests.csproj b/backend/Analyzers/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests.csproj
index 06ff0d9cb0..51b89bfcc9 100644
--- a/backend/Analyzers/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests.csproj
+++ b/backend/Analyzers/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests/LexboxAnalyzers.Tests.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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diff --git a/backend/Directory.Packages.props b/backend/Directory.Packages.props
index b6a6317bd8..98218f6529 100644
--- a/backend/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/backend/Directory.Packages.props
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     <PackageVersion Include="DataAnnotatedModelValidations" Version="10.0.0" />
     <!-- Pinned: FluentAssertions 8.x has a serious BeEquivalentTo perf regression
          that pushes FwLite CI past its 60-minute timeout. 7.0.0-alpha.5 is the
          last known-good build for our suite. -->
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-    <PackageVersion Include="GitHubActionsTestLogger" Version="3.0.4" />
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-    <PackageVersion Include="Meziantou.Extensions.Logging.Xunit" Version="2.0.0" />
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-    <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
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     <PackageVersion Include="Moq.Contrib.HttpClient" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NeinLinq" Version="7.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NeinLinq.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.4.0" />
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
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     <PackageVersion Include="Mono.Unix" Version="7.1.0-final.1.21458.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Soenneker.Utils.AutoBogus" Version="4.0.895" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Soenneker.Utils.AutoBogus" Version="4.0.989" />
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@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
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