diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index a47b96e..33e5a15 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "tap.studio.cli": {
-      "version": "0.7.7",
+      "version": "0.7.8",
       "commands": [
         "tap-studio"
       ],
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 86c513b..a28674b 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
-    <AspireVersion>13.5.4</AspireVersion>
+    <AspireVersion>13.6.1</AspireVersion>
     <AspNetCoreVersion>10.0.12</AspNetCoreVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.57.2" />
     <!-- Spectre.Console.Cli ships from its own repo and its newest stable is 0.55.0
          (later versions are 1.0.0-alpha only). It floats up to Spectre.Console 0.57.2. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console.Cli" Version="0.55.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Markdig" Version="1.3.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console.Cli" Version="0.57.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Markdig" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="YamlDotNet" Version="18.1.0" />
     <!-- RFC 9535 JSONPath over System.Text.Json nodes — backs the `jsonpath:` assertion
          extractor. Chosen over the alternatives because it binds to JsonNode directly and
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
          running inspector's redacted /api/agent/* surface. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.21.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets" Version="4.11.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets" Version="4.11.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="LibGit2Sharp" Version="0.32.0" />
 
     <!-- Test dependencies — only consumed by src/backend/Tap.Tests. -->
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.10.1" />
 
     <!-- Demo.Api dependencies — only consumed by samples/Demo.Api. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="HotChocolate.AspNetCore" Version="16.6.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="HotChocolate.Subscriptions.InMemory" Version="16.6.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="HotChocolate.AspNetCore" Version="16.6.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="HotChocolate.Subscriptions.InMemory" Version="16.6.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenIddict.AspNetCore" Version="7.7.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenIddict.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.7.1" />