diff --git a/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/HangfireDbContext.cs b/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/HangfireDbContext.cs
index f37ef4e..539b011 100644
--- a/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/HangfireDbContext.cs
+++ b/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/HangfireDbContext.cs
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ public class HangfireDbContext : IDisposable
         /// <param name="prefix">Table prefix</param>
         internal HangfireDbContext(SQLiteConnection connection, string prefix = "hangfire")
         {
-            //UTC - Internal JSON
-            GlobalConfiguration.Configuration
-                .UseSerializerSettings(new JsonSerializerSettings()
-                {
-                    DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc,
-                    DateFormatHandling = DateFormatHandling.IsoDateFormat,
-                    DateFormatString = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff"
-                });
-
             Database = connection;
 
             ConnectionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
diff --git a/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteDistributedLock.cs b/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteDistributedLock.cs
index 11cbd3b..71d3043 100644
--- a/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteDistributedLock.cs
+++ b/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteDistributedLock.cs
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ private void Acquire(TimeSpan timeout)
                     throw new DistributedLockTimeoutException(_resource);
                 }
             }
-            catch (DistributedLockTimeoutException ex)
+            catch (DistributedLockTimeoutException)
             {
                 throw;
             }
-            catch (Exception ex)
+            catch (Exception)
             {
                 throw;
             }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private void Release()
                 lock (EventWaitHandleName)
                     Monitor.Pulse(EventWaitHandleName);
             }
-            catch (Exception ex)
+            catch (Exception)
             {
                 throw;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteWriteOnlyTransaction.cs b/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteWriteOnlyTransaction.cs
index 322da3d..b5a74fc 100644
--- a/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteWriteOnlyTransaction.cs
+++ b/src/main/Hangfire.Storage.SQLite/SQLiteWriteOnlyTransaction.cs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public override void SetJobState(string jobId, IState state)
 
                         _.Database.Commit();
                     }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    catch (Exception)
                     {
                         _.Database.Rollback();
                         
diff --git a/src/samples/WebSample/WebSample.csproj b/src/samples/WebSample/WebSample.csproj
index f3fd659..d3dab83 100644
--- a/src/samples/WebSample/WebSample.csproj
+++ b/src/samples/WebSample/WebSample.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Hangfire" Version="1.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Hangfire.Heartbeat" Version="0.5.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Hangfire" Version="1.8.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Hangfire.Heartbeat" Version="0.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Hangfire.JobsLogger" Version="0.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>