diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0e8171c..c07e662b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Most, however, are managed as linked submodule.
 |-------------------------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 | Abseil Common Libraries (C++) | Apache-2.0 | 20211102 | https://abseil.io                            | Release 20211102          |
 | C++ commandline parsing       | MIT        | 3.0.0    | https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts         | In source tree            |
-| Eigen 3                       | MPL2       | 3.4.0    | https://eigen.tuxfamily.org                  |                           |
+| Eigen 3                       | MPL2       | 5.0.0    | https://eigen.tuxfamily.org                  |                           |
 | Expected lite                 | BSL-1.0    | 0.6.2    | https://github.com/martinmoene/expected-lite | In source tree            |
 | Google Test                   | BSD-3      | 1.11.0   | https://github.com/google/googletest         |                           |
 | Google Benchmark              | Apache-2.0 | 1.5.5    | https://github.com/google/benchmark          |                           |
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index ba1ad677..242051f8 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           configGraphicsOpenGL: 'on'
           configGraphicsEGL: 'on'
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'ubuntu-20.04'
+      vmImage: 'ubuntu-24.04'
     steps:
       - template: ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml
   - job: Linux_ARM
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           configGraphicsOpenGL: 'off'
           configGraphicsEGL: 'off'
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'ubuntu-20.04'
+      vmImage: 'ubuntu-24.04'
     steps:
       - template: ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml
   - job: Linux_ARM64
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           configGraphicsOpenGL: 'off'
           configGraphicsEGL: 'off'
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'ubuntu-20.04'
+      vmImage: 'ubuntu-24.04'
     steps:
       - template: ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml
   - job: MacOS
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@ jobs:
           configGraphicsOpenGL: 'on'
           configGraphicsEGL: 'off'
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'windows-2019'
+      vmImage: 'windows-2025'
     steps:
       - template: ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml
diff --git a/ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml b/ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml
index 679702c5..0f13b7bb 100644
--- a/ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml
+++ b/ci/azure-pipeline-generic.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ steps:
           sudo make -C lcov-1.15/ install
 
           # Update link to gcov
-          sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/gcov-9 /usr/bin/gcov
+          sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/gcov-13 /usr/bin/gcov
           gcov --version
 
           # Install gcovr
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/vcl.core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/benchmarks/vcl.core/CMakeLists.txt
index fca098cd..c9290294 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/vcl.core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/benchmarks/vcl.core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ message(STATUS "Configuring 'vcl_core_benchmarks'")
 
 CPMAddPackage(
 	GITHUB_REPOSITORY foonathan/memory
-	VERSION 0.7-3
+	VERSION 0.7-4
 	OPTIONS
 		"FOONATHAN_MEMORY_BUILD_EXAMPLES NO"
 		"FOONATHAN_MEMORY_BUILD_TESTS NO"
diff --git a/src/externals/eigen b/src/externals/eigen
index 3147391d..549bf8c7 160000
--- a/src/externals/eigen
+++ b/src/externals/eigen
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3147391d946bb4b6c68edd901f2add6ac1f31f8c
+Subproject commit 549bf8c75b6aae071cde2f28aa48f16ee3ae60b0
diff --git a/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/camera.cpp b/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/camera.cpp
index 2f6b376b..b6c96ac0 100644
--- a/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/camera.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace Vcl { namespace Graphics {
 
 	void Camera::encloseInFrustum(const Eigen::Vector3f& center, const Eigen::Vector3f& dir_to_camera, float radius, const Eigen::Vector3f& up)
 	{
-		assert(radius > 0.0f);
+		VclRequire(radius > 0., "Radius is greater than zero");
 
 		setPosition(center + dir_to_camera.normalized() * 2.0f * 1.05f * radius);
 		setTarget(center);
diff --git a/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/runtime/d3d12/resource/buffer.cpp b/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/runtime/d3d12/resource/buffer.cpp
index 5a78d5d4..8a21d1be 100644
--- a/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/runtime/d3d12/resource/buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vcl.graphics/vcl/graphics/runtime/d3d12/resource/buffer.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Vcl { namespace Graphics { namespace Runtime { namespace D3D12 {
 			_targetStates = toD3DResourceState(usage());
 		}
 
-		_currentStates = init_data ? D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST : buffer_usage;
+		_currentStates = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON;
 
 		ID3D12Device* d3d12_dev = device->nativeDevice();
 		D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAGS flags = D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_NONE;
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ namespace Vcl { namespace Graphics { namespace Runtime { namespace D3D12 {
 
 		if (init_data)
 		{
+			CD3DX12_RESOURCE_BARRIER barrier = CD3DX12_RESOURCE_BARRIER::Transition(
+				_resource.Get(),
+				D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON,
+				D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST);
+			cmd_queue->ResourceBarrier(1, &barrier);
+			_currentStates = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST;
+
 			const auto upload_heap_props = CD3DX12_HEAP_PROPERTIES(D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_UPLOAD);
 			const auto upload_buffer_desc = CD3DX12_RESOURCE_DESC::Buffer(desc.SizeInBytes);
 			VCL_DIRECT3D_SAFE_CALL(d3d12_dev->CreateCommittedResource(
@@ -137,6 +144,15 @@ namespace Vcl { namespace Graphics { namespace Runtime { namespace D3D12 {
 
 			UpdateSubresources(cmd_queue, _resource.Get(), _uploadResource.Get(), 0, 0, 1, &subresource_data);
 		}
+
+		if (cmd_queue && _currentStates != buffer_usage)
+		{
+			CD3DX12_RESOURCE_BARRIER barrier = CD3DX12_RESOURCE_BARRIER::Transition(
+				_resource.Get(),
+				_currentStates,
+				buffer_usage);
+			cmd_queue->ResourceBarrier(1, &barrier);
+		}
 	}
 
 	Buffer::~Buffer()