JacobAtchley · Oct 8, 2026 · Oct 7, 2026 · Oct 7, 2026 · Oct 7, 2026 · Oct 7, 2026
diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "dotnet-ef": {
-      "version": "9.0.7",
+      "version": "10.0.12",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-ef"
       ]

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,23 @@ updates:
     commit-message:
       include: scope
       prefix: "fix: "
+    # Framework-aligned packages are versioned per target framework in Directory.Packages.props.
+    # A new major version means a new target framework block, which is added by hand.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "Microsoft.Extensions.*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+  - package-ecosystem: "dotnet-sdk"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      include: scope
+      prefix: "chore: "
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup .NET Core
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
-          dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
+          # The .NET 9 SDK supplies the net9.0 runtime for tests; global.json pins the SDK that builds.
+          dotnet-version: 9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
 
       - name: Run dotnet format
         run: dotnet format jobba.sln --verify-no-changes

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-and-release.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Git
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token : ${{ secrets.FIREBEND_GIT_PUSH_PAT}}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Setup .NET Core
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          # The .NET 9 SDK supplies the net9.0 runtime for tests; global.json pins the SDK that builds.
+          dotnet-version: 9.0.x
+          global-json-file: global.json
+
       - name: Install Versionize
         run: dotnet tool install --global Versionize
 
@@ -33,12 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.versionize.outcome != 'success'
         run: echo "Skipping publishing. No release required."
 
-      - name: Setup .NET Core
-        if: steps.versionize.outcome == 'success'
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
-        with:
-          dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
-
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.versionize.outcome == 'success'
         run: dotnet restore jobba.sln
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.versionize.outcome == 'success'
         run: dotnet nuget push ./out/pack/*.nupkg --api-key  ${{secrets.FIREBEND_NUGET_KEY}} --skip-duplicate --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
 
-
       - name: Push version changes
         if: steps.versionize.outcome == 'success'
         uses: CasperWA/push-protected@v2

diff --git a/.versionize b/.versionize
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "changelog": {
-    "header": "Lit Redis Changelog",
+    "header": "Jobba Changelog",
     "includeAllCommits": true,
     "sections": [
       {

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Lit Redis Changelog
+Jobba Changelog
 <a name="12.0.1"></a>
 ## [12.0.1](https://www.github.com/firebend/jobba/releases/tag/v12.0.1) (2026-09-23)
 

diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Frameworks every packable library and test project targets. Edit this list to add or drop a framework. -->
+    <FirebendTargetFrameworks>net9.0;net10.0</FirebendTargetFrameworks>
+    <!-- Single framework for samples, benchmarks, and other runnable apps. -->
+    <FirebendAppTargetFramework>net10.0</FirebendAppTargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(PackageIcon)' != ''">
+    <!-- Embeds the repo-root icon in every package that sets PackageIcon. -->
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)nuget-image.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" Visible="false" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!--
+    Framework-aligned packages. Each target framework listed in FirebendTargetFrameworks
+    (Directory.Build.props) gets its own block with the matching servicing band.
+    To add a framework (for example net11.0), copy one block and change the condition and versions.
+  -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'">
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.20" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'">
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.12" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Packages that do not version with the framework. -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageVersion Include="AsyncKeyedLock" Version="8.1.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Cronos" Version="0.13.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="LitRedis.Core" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <!-- MassTransit v9 requires a commercial license; stay on the latest v8. -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="MassTransit" Version="8.5.11" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MassTransit.Newtonsoft" Version="8.5.11" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MassTransit.RabbitMQ" Version="8.5.11" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MongoDB.Driver" Version="3.12.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="6.1.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="10.3.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Test packages. -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageVersion Include="AutoFixture.AutoMoq" Version="4.18.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="10.1.0" />
+    <!-- FluentAssertions v8 requires a commercial license; stay on the latest v7. -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.2.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Flurl.Http" Version="4.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Flurl.Http.Newtonsoft" Version="0.9.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="GitHubActionsTestLogger" Version="3.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.10.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.5.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.5.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Neleus.LambdaCompare" Version="1.0.3" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/Jobba.Core/Jobba.Core.csproj b/Jobba.Core/Jobba.Core.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Version>12.0.1</Version>
     <LangVersion>latestmajor</LangVersion>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>$(FirebendTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <Bumper>1</Bumper>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
     <PackageTags>firebend;Jobba;job;scheduling;durable;background;jobs</PackageTags>
     <Authors>Firebend</Authors>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</RepositoryUrl>
-    <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/LICENSE</PackageLicenseUrl>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</PackageProjectUrl>
-    <PackageIconUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/nuget-image.png?raw=true</PackageIconUrl>
+    <PackageIcon>nuget-image.png</PackageIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="AsyncKeyedLock" Version="8.1.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="9.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="AsyncKeyedLock" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 

diff --git a/Jobba.Core/Models/JobRegistration.cs b/Jobba.Core/Models/JobRegistration.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ namespace Jobba.Core.Models;
 /// </summary>
 public class JobRegistration : IJobbaEntity
 {
-    private string _timeZoneId = "UTC";
+    // The TimeZoneId setter clears this cache, so it has to stay an explicit field rather than a field-backed property.
+#pragma warning disable IDE0032
     private TimeZoneInfo _timeZoneInfo;
+#pragma warning restore IDE0032
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The Id
@@ -91,13 +93,13 @@ public class JobRegistration : IJobbaEntity
     /// </summary>
     public string TimeZoneId
     {
-        get => _timeZoneId;
+        get;
         set
         {
-            _timeZoneId = value;
+            field = value;
             _timeZoneInfo = null;
         }
-    }
+    } = "UTC";
 
     public TimeZoneInfo TimeZoneInfo => _timeZoneInfo ??= TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(TimeZoneId ?? "UTC");
 

diff --git a/Jobba.Core/Models/JobbaCoreOptions.cs b/Jobba.Core/Models/JobbaCoreOptions.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ public class JobbaCoreOptions
     /// </summary>
     public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultJobWatchInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
 
-    private int _staleMultiplier = 3;
-
     /// <summary>
     /// The multiplier applied to JobWatchInterval to determine when an InProgress job is considered stale.
     /// If a job's LastHeartbeatTime is older than (JobWatchInterval × StaleMultiplier), it will be reclaimed.
@@ -27,9 +25,9 @@ public class JobbaCoreOptions
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">Thrown when value is less than 1.</exception>
     public int StaleMultiplier
     {
-        get => _staleMultiplier;
-        set => _staleMultiplier = value < 1
+        get;
+        set => field = value < 1
             ? throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(StaleMultiplier), "StaleMultiplier must be at least 1.")
             : value;
-    }
+    } = 3;
 }
diff --git a/Jobba.Cron/Jobba.Cron.csproj b/Jobba.Cron/Jobba.Cron.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>$(FirebendTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <Version>12.0.1</Version>
     <LangVersion>latestmajor</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@
     <PackageTags>firebend;Jobba;job;scheduling;durable;background;jobs;cron</PackageTags>
     <Authors>Firebend</Authors>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</RepositoryUrl>
-    <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/LICENSE</PackageLicenseUrl>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</PackageProjectUrl>
-    <PackageIconUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/nuget-image.png?raw=true</PackageIconUrl>
+    <PackageIcon>nuget-image.png</PackageIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Jobba.Core\Jobba.Core.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Cronos" Version="0.11.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Cronos" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Jobba.IntegrationTests/Jobba.IntegrationTests.csproj b/Jobba.IntegrationTests/Jobba.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>$(FirebendTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="8.7.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Flurl.Http.Newtonsoft" Version="0.9.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Flurl.Http" Version="4.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="GitHubActionsTestLogger" Version="2.4.1">
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Flurl.Http.Newtonsoft" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Flurl.Http" />
+    <PackageReference Include="GitHubActionsTestLogger">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.11.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.11.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" />
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>

diff --git a/Jobba.MassTransit/Jobba.MassTransit.csproj b/Jobba.MassTransit/Jobba.MassTransit.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>$(FirebendTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <Version>12.0.1</Version>
     <LangVersion>latestmajor</LangVersion>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
     <PackageTags>firebend;Jobba;job;scheduling;durable;background;jobs;masstransit;events</PackageTags>
     <Authors>Firebend</Authors>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</RepositoryUrl>
-    <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/LICENSE</PackageLicenseUrl>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</PackageProjectUrl>
-    <PackageIconUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/nuget-image.png?raw=true</PackageIconUrl>
+    <PackageIcon>nuget-image.png</PackageIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Jobba.Core\Jobba.Core.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MassTransit" Version="8.5.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MassTransit" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Jobba.Redis/Jobba.Redis.csproj b/Jobba.Redis/Jobba.Redis.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>$(FirebendTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <Version>12.0.1</Version>
     <LangVersion>latestmajor</LangVersion>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
     <PackageTags>firebend;Jobba;job;scheduling;durable;background;jobs;redis;locking;distributed</PackageTags>
     <Authors>Firebend</Authors>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</RepositoryUrl>
-    <PackageLicenseUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/LICENSE</PackageLicenseUrl>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba</PackageProjectUrl>
-    <PackageIconUrl>https://github.com/firebend/Jobba/blob/main/nuget-image.png?raw=true</PackageIconUrl>
+    <PackageIcon>nuget-image.png</PackageIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="LitRedis.Core" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="LitRedis.Core" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>