diff --git a/Realtime/Realtime.csproj b/Realtime/Realtime.csproj
index ea8e3ce..45a777f 100644
--- a/Realtime/Realtime.csproj
+++ b/Realtime/Realtime.csproj
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
-        <PackageReference Include="Websocket.Client" Version="4.7.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Websocket.Client" Version="5.5.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
     
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.1'">
-        <PackageReference Include="Websocket.Client" Version="5.1.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Websocket.Client" Version="5.5.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Realtime/RealtimeSocket.cs b/Realtime/RealtimeSocket.cs
index 9589e4f..e98a4ba 100644
--- a/Realtime/RealtimeSocket.cs
+++ b/Realtime/RealtimeSocket.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 using Supabase.Realtime.Interfaces;
 using Websocket.Client;
 using static Supabase.Realtime.Constants;
-#if NETSTANDARD2_0
-using Websocket.Client.Models;
-#endif
 
 namespace Supabase.Realtime;
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/RealtimeTests/ClientFailureTests.cs b/RealtimeTests/ClientFailureTests.cs
index 3321a9f..0c1e822 100644
--- a/RealtimeTests/ClientFailureTests.cs
+++ b/RealtimeTests/ClientFailureTests.cs
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ public async Task ClientThrowsExceptionOnInitialConnectionFailure()
         client.AddDebugHandler((_, message, _) => Debug.WriteLine($"Client 1: {message}"));
         client2.AddDebugHandler((_, message, _) => Debug.WriteLine($"Client 2: {message}"));
 
-        await Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync<RealtimeException>(async () => { await client.ConnectAsync(); });
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RealtimeException>(async () => { await client.ConnectAsync(); });
 
-        await Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync<RealtimeException>(() =>
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RealtimeException>(() =>
         {
             var tsc = new TaskCompletionSource();
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ public async Task ClientShouldAllowForMultipleSocketConnectionAttempts()
         client.AddDebugHandler((_, message, _) => Debug.WriteLine(message));
 
         // Should throw first time and clear socket instance.
-        await Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync<RealtimeException>(client.ConnectAsync);
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RealtimeException>(client.ConnectAsync);
         
         // Should throw again, as socket is still cleared (as opposed to merely logging).
-        await Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync<RealtimeException>(client.ConnectAsync);
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RealtimeException>(client.ConnectAsync);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RealtimeTests/ClientTests.cs b/RealtimeTests/ClientTests.cs
index 390e173..8e801bc 100644
--- a/RealtimeTests/ClientTests.cs
+++ b/RealtimeTests/ClientTests.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public async Task ClientJoinsChannel_DB_Schema()
     public async Task ClientJoinsChannel_DB_Schema_Table()
     {
         var channel = client!.Channel("realtime", "public", "users");
-        await Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync<RealtimeException>(() => channel.Subscribe());
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<RealtimeException>(() => channel.Subscribe());
 
         var channel2 = client!.Channel("realtime", "public", "todos");
         await channel2.Subscribe();
diff --git a/RealtimeTests/RealtimeTests.csproj b/RealtimeTests/RealtimeTests.csproj
index 9eead2c..0f72067 100644
--- a/RealtimeTests/RealtimeTests.csproj
+++ b/RealtimeTests/RealtimeTests.csproj
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.9.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="3.3.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="3.3.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.2">
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.8.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.3.2" />
+		<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.3.2" />
+		<PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="10.0.1">
 			<IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
 			<PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
 		</PackageReference>