diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 000f9d80..d8f4c30f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0 # avoid shallow clone so nbgv can do its work.
         submodules: recursive
 
+    - name: Setup dotnet
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: |
+            8.0.x
+            9.0.x
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous.yml
index 02d2161a..df1d5b20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ jobs:
     name: ubuntu-latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Setup dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: |
+            8.0.x
+            9.0.x
       - name: 'Cache: .nuke/temp, ~/.nuget/packages'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .nuke/temp
@@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Run: Compile, Pack'
         run: ./build.cmd Compile Pack
       - name: 'Publish: packages'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: packages
           path: artifacts/packages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f8d78487..fd473cd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,11 +26,18 @@ jobs:
     name: ubuntu-latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          
+      - name: Setup dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: |
+            8.0.x
+            9.0.x
       - name: 'Cache: .nuke/temp, ~/.nuget/packages'
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             .nuke/temp
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           NugetKey: ${{ secrets.NUGET_KEY }}
           GithubToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: 'Publish: packages'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: packages
           path: artifacts/packages
diff --git a/.nuke/build.schema.json b/.nuke/build.schema.json
index 96a6845a..3decf31a 100644
--- a/.nuke/build.schema.json
+++ b/.nuke/build.schema.json
@@ -1,63 +1,66 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
-  "$ref": "#/definitions/build",
-  "title": "Build Schema",
   "definitions": {
-    "build": {
-      "type": "object",
+    "Host": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": [
+        "AppVeyor",
+        "AzurePipelines",
+        "Bamboo",
+        "Bitbucket",
+        "Bitrise",
+        "GitHubActions",
+        "GitLab",
+        "Jenkins",
+        "Rider",
+        "SpaceAutomation",
+        "TeamCity",
+        "Terminal",
+        "TravisCI",
+        "VisualStudio",
+        "VSCode"
+      ]
+    },
+    "ExecutableTarget": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": [
+        "Clean",
+        "Compile",
+        "Pack",
+        "Push",
+        "PushGithubNuget",
+        "Restore",
+        "VerifyFormat"
+      ]
+    },
+    "Verbosity": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "",
+      "enum": [
+        "Verbose",
+        "Normal",
+        "Minimal",
+        "Quiet"
+      ]
+    },
+    "NukeBuild": {
       "properties": {
-        "Configuration": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "description": "Configuration to build - Default is 'Debug' (local) or 'Release' (server)",
-          "enum": [
-            "Debug",
-            "Release"
-          ]
-        },
         "Continue": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Indicates to continue a previously failed build attempt"
         },
-        "GithubToken": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "Secrets must be entered via 'nuke :secrets [profile]'"
-        },
         "Help": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Shows the help text for this build assembly"
         },
         "Host": {
-          "type": "string",
           "description": "Host for execution. Default is 'automatic'",
-          "enum": [
-            "AppVeyor",
-            "AzurePipelines",
-            "Bamboo",
-            "Bitbucket",
-            "Bitrise",
-            "GitHubActions",
-            "GitLab",
-            "Jenkins",
-            "Rider",
-            "SpaceAutomation",
-            "TeamCity",
-            "Terminal",
-            "TravisCI",
-            "VisualStudio",
-            "VSCode"
-          ]
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Host"
         },
         "NoLogo": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Disables displaying the NUKE logo"
         },
-        "NugetApiUrl": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "NugetKey": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "Secrets must be entered via 'nuke :secrets [profile]'"
-        },
         "Partition": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Partition to use on CI"
@@ -81,49 +84,53 @@
           "type": "array",
           "description": "List of targets to be skipped. Empty list skips all dependencies",
           "items": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "enum": [
-              "Clean",
-              "Compile",
-              "Pack",
-              "Push",
-              "PushGithubNuget",
-              "Restore",
-              "VerifyFormat"
-            ]
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/ExecutableTarget"
           }
         },
-        "Solution": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "description": "Path to a solution file that is automatically loaded"
-        },
         "Target": {
           "type": "array",
           "description": "List of targets to be invoked. Default is '{default_target}'",
           "items": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "enum": [
-              "Clean",
-              "Compile",
-              "Pack",
-              "Push",
-              "PushGithubNuget",
-              "Restore",
-              "VerifyFormat"
-            ]
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/ExecutableTarget"
           }
         },
         "Verbosity": {
-          "type": "string",
           "description": "Logging verbosity during build execution. Default is 'Normal'",
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Verbosity"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "allOf": [
+    {
+      "properties": {
+        "Configuration": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Configuration to build - Default is 'Debug' (local) or 'Release' (server)",
           "enum": [
-            "Minimal",
-            "Normal",
-            "Quiet",
-            "Verbose"
+            "Debug",
+            "Release"
           ]
+        },
+        "GithubToken": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "Secrets must be entered via 'nuke :secrets [profile]'"
+        },
+        "NugetApiUrl": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "NugetKey": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "Secrets must be entered via 'nuke :secrets [profile]'"
+        },
+        "Solution": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Path to a solution file that is automatically loaded"
         }
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/NukeBuild"
     }
-  }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/build/_build.csproj b/build/_build.csproj
index b1965fae..ef6b110d 100644
--- a/build/_build.csproj
+++ b/build/_build.csproj
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace></RootNamespace>
     <NoWarn>CS0649;CS0169;CA1050;CA1822;CA2211;IDE1006</NoWarn>
     <NukeRootDirectory>..</NukeRootDirectory>
     <NukeScriptDirectory>..</NukeScriptDirectory>
     <NukeTelemetryVersion>1</NukeTelemetryVersion>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>true</EnableUnsafeBinaryFormatterSerialization>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Nuke.Common" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Nuke.Common" Version="8.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters" Version="9.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>