diff --git a/examples/ConsoleApplication/ConsoleApplication.csproj b/examples/ConsoleApplication/ConsoleApplication.csproj
index 2c1e84a..32eb47f 100644
--- a/examples/ConsoleApplication/ConsoleApplication.csproj
+++ b/examples/ConsoleApplication/ConsoleApplication.csproj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.10.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="5.0.1" />
diff --git a/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/ConfigurationPlaceholders.csproj b/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/ConfigurationPlaceholders.csproj
index bcd1e0d..bd3239e 100644
--- a/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/ConfigurationPlaceholders.csproj
+++ b/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/ConfigurationPlaceholders.csproj
@@ -54,14 +54,12 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.10.4" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/Extensions/ConfigurationPlaceholderEx.cs b/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/Extensions/ConfigurationPlaceholderEx.cs
index 7fc1424..7f3da73 100644
--- a/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/Extensions/ConfigurationPlaceholderEx.cs
+++ b/src/ConfigurationPlaceholders/Extensions/ConfigurationPlaceholderEx.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using ConfigurationPlaceholders;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
@@ -12,31 +11,38 @@ public static class ConfigurationPlaceholderEx
     /// <summary>
     ///     Adds support for placeholders in configuration sources.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="webApplicationBuilder"><see cref="WebApplicationBuilder" />.</param>
+    /// <param name="applicationBuilder"><see cref="IHostApplicationBuilder" />.</param>
     /// <param name="placeholderResolvers">Placeholder value resolvers.</param>
     /// <param name="missingPlaceholderValueStrategy">How to handle placeholders with missing values.</param>
-    /// <returns><see cref="WebApplicationBuilder" />.</returns>
-    public static WebApplicationBuilder AddConfigurationPlaceholders( this WebApplicationBuilder webApplicationBuilder,
-                                                                      IList<IPlaceholderResolver> placeholderResolvers,
-                                                                      MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy missingPlaceholderValueStrategy = MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy.VerifyAllAtStartup )
+    /// <returns><paramref name="applicationBuilder"/>.</returns>
+    public static IHostApplicationBuilder AddConfigurationPlaceholders(
+        this IHostApplicationBuilder applicationBuilder,
+        IList<IPlaceholderResolver> placeholderResolvers,
+        MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy missingPlaceholderValueStrategy = MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy.VerifyAllAtStartup)
     {
-        webApplicationBuilder.Configuration.AddConfigurationPlaceholders( placeholderResolvers,
-                                                                          missingPlaceholderValueStrategy );
-        return webApplicationBuilder;
+        applicationBuilder.Configuration.AddConfigurationPlaceholders(
+            placeholderResolvers,
+            missingPlaceholderValueStrategy);
+        
+        return applicationBuilder;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Adds support for placeholders in configuration sources.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="webApplicationBuilder"><see cref="WebApplicationBuilder" />.</param>
+    /// <param name="applicationBuilder"><see cref="IHostApplicationBuilder" />.</param>
     /// <param name="placeholderResolver">Placeholder value resolver.</param>
     /// <param name="missingPlaceholderValueStrategy">How to handle placeholders with missing values.</param>
-    /// <returns><see cref="WebApplicationBuilder" />.</returns>
-    public static WebApplicationBuilder AddConfigurationPlaceholders( this WebApplicationBuilder webApplicationBuilder,
-                                                                      IPlaceholderResolver placeholderResolver,
-                                                                      MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy missingPlaceholderValueStrategy = MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy.VerifyAllAtStartup ) =>
-        webApplicationBuilder.AddConfigurationPlaceholders( new List<IPlaceholderResolver> { placeholderResolver },
-                                                            missingPlaceholderValueStrategy );
+    /// <returns><paramref name="applicationBuilder"/>.</returns>
+    public static IHostApplicationBuilder AddConfigurationPlaceholders(
+        this IHostApplicationBuilder applicationBuilder,
+        IPlaceholderResolver placeholderResolver,
+        MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy missingPlaceholderValueStrategy = MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy.VerifyAllAtStartup)
+    {
+        return applicationBuilder.AddConfigurationPlaceholders(
+            new List<IPlaceholderResolver> { placeholderResolver },
+            missingPlaceholderValueStrategy );
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Adds support for placeholders in configuration sources.
@@ -45,16 +51,15 @@ public static WebApplicationBuilder AddConfigurationPlaceholders( this WebApplic
     /// <param name="placeholderResolvers">Placeholder value resolvers.</param>
     /// <param name="missingPlaceholderValueStrategy">How to handle placeholders with missing values.</param>
     /// <returns><see cref="IHostBuilder" />.</returns>
-    public static IHostBuilder AddConfigurationPlaceholders( this IHostBuilder hostBuilder,
-                                                             IList<IPlaceholderResolver> placeholderResolvers,
-                                                             MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy missingPlaceholderValueStrategy = MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy.VerifyAllAtStartup )
+    public static IHostBuilder AddConfigurationPlaceholders(
+        this IHostBuilder hostBuilder,
+        IList<IPlaceholderResolver> placeholderResolvers,
+        MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy missingPlaceholderValueStrategy = MissingPlaceholderValueStrategy.VerifyAllAtStartup )
     {
-        hostBuilder
-            .ConfigureAppConfiguration( ( _, config ) =>
-            {
-                config.AddConfigurationPlaceholders( placeholderResolvers,
-                                                     missingPlaceholderValueStrategy );
-            } );
+        hostBuilder.ConfigureAppConfiguration( ( _, config ) =>
+        {
+            config.AddConfigurationPlaceholders( placeholderResolvers, missingPlaceholderValueStrategy);
+        });
 
         return hostBuilder;
     }
diff --git a/test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test.csproj b/test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test.csproj
index 62f23ec..8650df6 100644
--- a/test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test/ConfigurationPlaceholders.Test.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.10.4" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="EntityFrameworkCoreMock.Moq" Version="2.4.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
         </PackageReference>
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ConfigurationPlaceholders\ConfigurationPlaceholders.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>