diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 794bbfd..edb7475 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
       with:
         dotnet-version: | 
-            6.0.x
-            7.0.x
+            8.0.x
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
     - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nuget.yml b/.github/workflows/nuget.yml
index ba97fc2..739c3d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nuget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nuget.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
       with: 
         dotnet-version: | 
-            6.0.x
-            7.0.x
+            8.0.x
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
     - name: Build
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22fb1ca..2736c91 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.12.0] - 2025-08-01
+### Updated
+- Updated dependencies and .NET version
+
 ## [2.11.1] - 2025-01-31
 ### Added
 - Derived type declarations on `SuggestionBase`
diff --git a/CM.Text.Tests/CM.Text.Tests.csproj b/CM.Text.Tests/CM.Text.Tests.csproj
index 76e45a1..14bd060 100644
--- a/CM.Text.Tests/CM.Text.Tests.csproj
+++ b/CM.Text.Tests/CM.Text.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
diff --git a/CM.Text/CM.Text.csproj b/CM.Text/CM.Text.csproj
index a96c07e..50b8c18 100644
--- a/CM.Text/CM.Text.csproj
+++ b/CM.Text/CM.Text.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net7.0</TargetFrameworks>
-    <Authors>CM Text</Authors>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <Authors>CM.com Messaging team</Authors>
     <Company>CM.com</Company>
     <Product>CM Text SDK</Product>
     <Description>A software development kit to provide ways to interact with CM.com's Text/messaging service.</Description>
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
     <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>$([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText("$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../CHANGELOG.md"))</PackageReleaseNotes>
-    <Version>2.11.1</Version>
+    <Version>2.12.0</Version>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/cmdotcom/text-sdk-dotnet</PackageProjectUrl>
     <NeutralLanguage>en</NeutralLanguage>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
-    <AssemblyVersion>2.11.1</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>2.11.1</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>2.12.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>2.12.0</FileVersion>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>True</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0' ">
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.7" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@
       
     <None Include="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../icon.png" Pack="true" Visible="false" PackagePath="" />
     <None Include="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../LICENSE" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
+    <None Include="../README.md">
+      <Pack>True</Pack>
+      <PackagePath>\</PackagePath>
+    </None>
 
   </ItemGroup>