diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index ab03ee3..53f6c6e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ updates:
       interval: weekly
       day: monday
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    # Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK minor bumps are NOT low-risk: each PS 7.x minor
+    # targets a different .NET version (7.4→net8, 7.5→net9, 7.6→net10), so a
+    # minor bump requires a TFM upgrade and must be handled manually.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
     groups:
       # Batch low-risk minor/patch bumps into a single PR to cut noise.
       # Major upgrades still arrive as individual PRs for closer review.
diff --git a/src/HyperV.Mcp.Server/HyperV.Mcp.Server.csproj b/src/HyperV.Mcp.Server/HyperV.Mcp.Server.csproj
index 11a5ce5..3c149d7 100644
--- a/src/HyperV.Mcp.Server/HyperV.Mcp.Server.csproj
+++ b/src/HyperV.Mcp.Server/HyperV.Mcp.Server.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.2.0-preview.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.2.0-preview.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="10.0.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="10.0.9" />
diff --git a/tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests.csproj b/tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests.csproj
index 26766f6..958bb1d 100644
--- a/tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests/HyperV.Mcp.Server.Tests.csproj
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.2.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.1" />