diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
index 5792c1e1..b83c9251 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="GetText.NET" Version="8.0.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" Version="9.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql" Version="6.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql" Version="9.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj b/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
index 486b638e..d59ad73d 100644
--- a/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
+++ b/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="ModFramework" Version="1.1.13" GeneratePathProperty="true" /> <!-- only used to extract out to ./bin. -->
 		<PackageReference Include="GetText.NET" Version="8.0.5" /> <!-- only used to extract out to ./bin. -->
-		<PackageReference Include="Npgsql" Version="6.0.13" /> <!-- only used to extract out to ./bin. -->
+		<PackageReference Include="Npgsql" Version="9.0.3" /> <!-- only used to extract out to ./bin. -->
 
 		<!-- the launcher doesnt need the direct OTAPI reference, but since PackageReference[ExcludeFromSingleFile] doesnt work, exclude the assets and copy manually -->
 		<PackageReference Include="OTAPI.Upcoming" Version="3.2.4" ExcludeAssets="all" GeneratePathProperty="true" />