diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-fork.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-fork.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24693c794e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-fork.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Sync Fork
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '*/60 * * * *' # run hourly
+  workflow_dispatch: # or run on button click
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: tgymnich/fork-sync@v1.8
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.SYNC_FORK_TOKEN }}
+          owner: microsoft
+          base: main
+          head: main
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f4cff580f..6fd1293a29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@ lcov.info
 /src/ApiService/ApiService/Properties/PublishProfiles/*
 /src/ApiService/ApiService/Properties/ServiceDependencies/*
 
-.vs
\ No newline at end of file
+.vs
+
+# Local fork tools, not to be merged back into main repo
+/.github/workflows/sync-fork.yml
diff --git a/src/ApiService/ApiService/ApiService.csproj b/src/ApiService/ApiService/ApiService.csproj
index 3d55169547..8541a20659 100644
--- a/src/ApiService/ApiService/ApiService.csproj
+++ b/src/ApiService/ApiService/ApiService.csproj
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.ResourceManager.Resources" Version="1.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.ResourceManager.Storage" Version="1.0.0-beta.11" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Queues" Version="12.11.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Blobs" Version="12.13.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Blobs" Version="12.16.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Graph" Version="4.37.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client" Version="4.52.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Web.TokenCache" Version="2.7.0" />