diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index c418dc80b9..2013d181bd 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": "7.0.11",
+      "version": "8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-ef"
       ]
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
index ae367b1b94..8101631039 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
@@ -79,25 +79,25 @@
     <!-- Usage: Support ""legacy"" Newotonsoft.Json in HTTP pipeline. The rest of our codebase uses Newtonsoft. -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23421.29" />
     <!-- Usage: Database ORM -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6" />
     <!-- Usage: Automatic migration generation using command line -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="7.0.11">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <!-- Usage: Sqlite ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="7.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6" />
     <!-- Usage: MSSQL ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="7.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6" />
     <!-- Usage: POSIX support for syscalls, signals, and symlinks -->
     <PackageReference Include="Mono.Posix.NETStandard" Version="1.0.0" />
     <!-- Usage: YAML config plugin -->
     <PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.Configuration.Yaml" Version="3.1.0" />
     <!-- Usage: PostgresSQL ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="7.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="8.0.0-rc.1" />
     <!-- Usage: GitHub.com interop -->
     <PackageReference Include="Octokit" Version="8.0.1" />
     <!-- Usage: MYSQL/MariaDB ORM plugin -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="8.0.0-beta.1" />
     <!-- Usage: Discord interop -->
     <PackageReference Include="Remora.Discord" Version="2023.4.0" />
     <!-- Usage: Rich logger builder -->
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     <!-- Usage: Temporary resolution to compatibility issues with EFCore 7 and .NET 8 -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Permissions" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4" />
     <!-- Usage: .DeleteAsync() support for IQueryable<T>s -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Z.EntityFramework.Plus.EFCore" Version="7.100.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Z.EntityFramework.Plus.EFCore" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6-03" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>