diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebcc0a862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Enable central package management, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/Central-Package-Management -->
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+	<PackageVersion  Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.6.0" />
+	<PackageVersion  Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="6.1.2" />
+	<PackageVersion  Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.7" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/Server/Components/AICore/AICore.csproj b/Server/Components/AICore/AICore.csproj
index 99585ad6b..b7fa9702f 100644
--- a/Server/Components/AICore/AICore.csproj
+++ b/Server/Components/AICore/AICore.csproj
@@ -43,29 +43,10 @@
     <Reference Include="log4net">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\Lib\log4net.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces, Version=9.0.0.7, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.9.0.7\lib\net462\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="System.IO.Pipelines, Version=9.0.0.7, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\System.IO.Pipelines.9.0.7\lib\net462\System.IO.Pipelines.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Memory, Version=4.0.1.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\Lib\System.Memory.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe, Version=6.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.6.1.2\lib\net462\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Text.Encodings.Web, Version=9.0.0.7, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\System.Text.Encodings.Web.9.0.7\lib\net462\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Text.Json, Version=9.0.0.7, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\System.Text.Json.9.0.7\lib\net462\System.Text.Json.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Context\Core\ContextEntryMapperFactory.cs" />
@@ -142,7 +123,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="app.config" />
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Shared\Shared.csproj">
@@ -154,5 +134,10 @@
       <Name>ServerUtils</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Server/Components/AICore/packages.config b/Server/Components/AICore/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 02e7c5569..000000000
--- a/Server/Components/AICore/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" version="9.0.7" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" version="8.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" version="8.0.2" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.Abstractions" version="8.0.1" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Abstractions" version="8.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" version="8.0.1" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" version="8.0.2" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.ObjectPool" version="8.0.11" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" version="8.0.2" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives" version="8.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Extensions.WebEncoders" version="8.0.11" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Buffers" version="4.6.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" version="8.0.1" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.IO.Pipelines" version="9.0.7" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Memory" version="4.5.5" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Numerics.Vectors" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" version="6.1.2" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Security.AccessControl" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" version="8.0.2" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Security.Principal.Windows" version="5.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Text.Encodings.Web" version="9.0.7" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Text.Json" version="9.0.7" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" version="4.5.4" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-</packages>
\ No newline at end of file