diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 281f1d4..2603602 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run-dbt-postgres"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_snowflake"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_bigquery"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_redshift"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ steps:
     key: "run_dbt_databricks"
     plugins:
       - docker#v3.13.0:
-          image: "python:3.8"
+          image: "python:3.10.13"
           shell: [ "/bin/bash", "-e", "-c" ]
           environment:
             - "BASH_ENV=/tmp/.bashrc"
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/run_models.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/run_models.sh
index 5d3804e..8da715a 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/run_models.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/run_models.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ echo `pwd`
 cd integration_tests
 dbt deps
 dbt seed --target "$db" --full-refresh
+dbt source freshness --target "$db" || echo "...Only verifying freshness runs…"
 dbt run --target "$db" --full-refresh
 dbt test --target "$db"
 dbt run --vars '{apple_store__using_subscriptions: true}' --target "$db" --full-refresh
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49f147c..ba69d74 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 target/
 dbt_packages/
 logs/
+env/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30fce6d..c8f97fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+# dbt_apple_store_source v0.6.0
+
+[PR #21](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_apple_store_source/pull/21) includes the following updates:
+
+## Breaking Change for dbt Core < 1.9.6
+> *Note: This is not relevant to Fivetran Quickstart users.*
+
+Migrated `freshness` from a top-level source property to a source `config` in alignment with [recent updates](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11506) from dbt Core. This will resolve the following deprecation warning that users running dbt >= 1.9.6 may have received:
+
+```
+[WARNING]: Deprecated functionality
+Found `freshness` as a top-level property of `apple_store` in file
+`models/src_apple_store.yml`. The `freshness` top-level property should be moved
+into the `config` of `apple_store`.
+```
+
+**IMPORTANT:** Users running dbt Core < 1.9.6 will not be able to utilize freshness tests in this release or any subsequent releases, as older versions of dbt will not recognize freshness as a source `config` and therefore not run the tests.
+
+If you are using dbt Core < 1.9.6 and want to continue running Apple Store freshness tests, please elect **one** of the following options:
+  1. (Recommended) Upgrade to dbt Core >= 1.9.6
+  2. Do not upgrade your installed version of the `apple_store_source` package. Pin your dependency on v0.5.1 in your `packages.yml` file.
+  3. Utilize a dbt [override](https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/resource-properties/overrides) to overwrite the package's `apple_store` source and apply freshness via the previous release top-level property route. This will require you to copy and paste the entirety of the previous release `src_apple_store.yml` file and add an `overrides: apple_store_source` property.
+
+## Under the Hood
+- Updates to ensure integration tests use latest version of dbt.
+
 # dbt_apple_store_source v0.5.1
 This release includes the following updates:
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d7f9d5..5fa5522 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - Materializes [Apple App Store staging tables](https://fivetran.github.io/dbt_apple_store_source/#!/overview/github_source/models/?g_v=1) which leverage data in the format described by [this ERD](https://fivetran.com/docs/connectors/applications/apple-app-store#schemainformation). These staging tables clean, test, and prepare your Apple App Store data from [Fivetran's connector](https://fivetran.com/docs/applications/apple-app-store) for analysis by doing the following:
   - Name columns for consistency across all packages and for easier analysis
   - Adds freshness tests to source data
+    - dbt Core >= 1.9.6 is required to run freshness tests out of the box.
   - Adds column-level testing where applicable. For example, all primary keys are tested for uniqueness and non-null values.
 - Generates a comprehensive data dictionary of your Apple App Store data through the [dbt docs site](https://fivetran.github.io/dbt_apple_store_source/).
 - These tables are designed to work simultaneously with our [Apple App Store transformation package](https://github.com/fivetran/dbt_apple_store).
diff --git a/dbt_project.yml b/dbt_project.yml
index 8560383..1cca560 100644
--- a/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/dbt_project.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: 'apple_store_source'
-version: '0.5.1'
+version: '0.6.0'
 config-version: 2
 require-dbt-version: [">=1.3.0", "<2.0.0"]
 vars:
diff --git a/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml b/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml
index 50393ea..2715cd4 100644
--- a/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/ci/sample.profiles.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # HEY! This file is used in the dbt package integrations tests with Buildkite.
 # You should __NEVER__ check credentials into version control. Thanks for reading :)
 
-config:
-    send_anonymous_usage_stats: False
-    use_colors: True
-
 integration_tests:
   target: redshift
   outputs:
diff --git a/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml b/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
index 0e859d4..cc89e14 100644
--- a/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config-version: 2
 
 name: 'apple_store_source_integration_tests'
-version: '0.5.1'
+version: '0.6.0'
 
 profile: 'integration_tests' 
 
@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ seeds:
       
 dispatch:
   - macro_namespace: dbt_utils
-    search_order: ['spark_utils', 'dbt_utils']
\ No newline at end of file
+    search_order: ['spark_utils', 'dbt_utils']
+
+flags:
+  send_anonymous_usage_stats: False
diff --git a/models/src_apple_store.yml b/models/src_apple_store.yml
index 9bf38f3..dfd2cbf 100644
--- a/models/src_apple_store.yml
+++ b/models/src_apple_store.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ sources:
     loader: Fivetran
     loaded_at_field: _fivetran_synced
 
-    freshness: 
-      warn_after: {count: 48, period: hour}
-      error_after: {count: 168, period: hour}
+    config:
+      freshness:
+        warn_after: {count: 48, period: hour}
+        error_after: {count: 168, period: hour}
 
     tables:
       - name: app_store_app