diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 56b6b4a..6bf0c34 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* 2026-07-02 - AB#173: Referencing latest pacakges to fix sort collection descriptor bug.
 * 2026-06-17 - AB#166: Update release notes.
 * 2026-06-17 - AB#166: Add tests for operator parameter classes.
 * 2026-06-16 - AB#166: Add remaining CosmosDB tests supported by the provider.
diff --git a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests.csproj b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests.csproj
index 4ef392d..9338537 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests.csproj
+++ b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.CosmosDb.Tests.csproj
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
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 		</PackageReference>
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Cosmos" Version="10.0.9" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.CosmosDb" Version="4.12.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.7.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.CosmosDb" Version="4.13.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />
 		<PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5">
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diff --git a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests.csproj b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests.csproj
index a20ce70..f919e02 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests.csproj
+++ b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql.Tests.csproj
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
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 		</PackageReference>
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.7.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="10.0.2" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.PostgreSql" Version="4.12.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.PostgreSql" Version="4.13.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />
 		<PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5">
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diff --git a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/DatabaseFixture.cs b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/DatabaseFixture.cs
index b9e9942..a672230 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/DatabaseFixture.cs
+++ b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/DatabaseFixture.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public string GetConnectionString(string initialCatalog)
 
         async ValueTask IAsyncLifetime.InitializeAsync()
         {
-            _msSqlContainer = new MsSqlBuilder("mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server@sha256:d975fb1ea4c25c95309d7813b9f9133cde880fda16da24ab1379e277a9b2395b")//2026-latest
+            _msSqlContainer = new MsSqlBuilder("mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2025-latest")
                                 .Build();
             await _msSqlContainer.StartAsync();
         }
diff --git a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests.csproj b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests.csproj
index 148abfa..a969347 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests.csproj
+++ b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Tests.csproj
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
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 		</PackageReference>
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.MsSql" Version="4.12.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.7.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Testcontainers.MsSql" Version="4.13.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />
 		<PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5">
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diff --git a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests.csproj b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests.csproj
index 78f1882..a8fc996 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests.csproj
+++ b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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 		</PackageReference>
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.7.0" />
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 		<PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5">
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diff --git a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
index 2df1b66..694e987 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
+++ b/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <Description>Given an EF Core DBContext, LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore uses AutoMapper configurations to support CRUD operations using the DTO objects.</Description>
     <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>false</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
-    <PackageReleaseNotes>Adding reusable mapping profiles for UI parameter classes.</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>Referencing latest pacakges to fix sort collection descriptor bug.</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageTags>crud operations efcore</PackageTags>
     <Copyright>Copyright © BPS 2017</Copyright>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/BpsLogicBuilder/LogicBuilder.EntityFrameworkCore</RepositoryUrl>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper.Extensions.ExpressionMapping" Version="[11.0.0,12.0.0)" />
     <PackageReference Include="LogicBuilder.Data" Version="8.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="LogicBuilder.Domain" Version="8.0.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="LogicBuilder.Expressions.Utils" Version="8.0.2" />
+		<PackageReference Include="LogicBuilder.Expressions.Utils" Version="8.0.3" />
 		<PackageReference Include="LogicBuilder.Forms.Parameters" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="MinVer" Version="7.0.0">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' ">
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.22" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.28" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0' ">
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.11" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.17" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0' ">