diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 99d21c3..506f00f 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <CentralPackageFloatingVersionsEnabled>true</CentralPackageFloatingVersionsEnabled>
     <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
     <CentralPackagePackageVersionOverride>false</CentralPackagePackageVersionOverride>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="FsToolkit.ErrorHandling" Version="4.17.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="KeepAChangelogParser" Version="1.2.4" />
     <!-- 17.8.* aligns with .NET 8 SDK -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.8.*" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.8.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Semver" Version="2.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Shouldly" Version="4.2.1" />
diff --git a/src/packages.lock.json b/src/packages.lock.json
index 0f55db2..ce344cc 100644
--- a/src/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/packages.lock.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[17.8.*, )",
+        "requested": "[17.8.3, )",
         "resolved": "17.8.3",
         "contentHash": "ex8Sjx02q0FmForLRFItB82sJx5s2JRWIpJgYDW1g7xLUoFlKLoNp67UwS5xN8YcYBkT7vRxXeYx/dQ96KaWtg==",
         "dependencies": {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[17.8.*, )",
+        "requested": "[17.8.3, )",
         "resolved": "17.8.3",
         "contentHash": "ex8Sjx02q0FmForLRFItB82sJx5s2JRWIpJgYDW1g7xLUoFlKLoNp67UwS5xN8YcYBkT7vRxXeYx/dQ96KaWtg==",
         "dependencies": {
diff --git a/tests/packages.lock.json b/tests/packages.lock.json
index 7d7a86e..6e34b1a 100644
--- a/tests/packages.lock.json
+++ b/tests/packages.lock.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[17.8.*, )",
+        "requested": "[17.8.3, )",
         "resolved": "17.8.3",
         "contentHash": "ex8Sjx02q0FmForLRFItB82sJx5s2JRWIpJgYDW1g7xLUoFlKLoNp67UwS5xN8YcYBkT7vRxXeYx/dQ96KaWtg==",
         "dependencies": {