diff --git a/Projects/Server.Tests/Server.Tests.csproj b/Projects/Server.Tests/Server.Tests.csproj
index b1462ba37..8ae939ce1 100644
--- a/Projects/Server.Tests/Server.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Projects/Server.Tests/Server.Tests.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <RootNamespace>Server.Tests</RootNamespace>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.10.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.10.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.SkippableFact" Version="1.5.85" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="4.0.0">
diff --git a/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Serialization/AnchoredItemSerializationTests.cs b/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Serialization/AnchoredItemSerializationTests.cs
index 7889c57c8..41444ea56 100644
--- a/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Serialization/AnchoredItemSerializationTests.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Serialization/AnchoredItemSerializationTests.cs
@@ -53,24 +53,33 @@ public class AnchoredItemSerializationTests
     public void LastMovedAndDecayReset_RoundTripExactly()
     {
         var item = new Item(0x1F13);
-        item.MoveToWorld(new Point3D(121, 100, 0), Map.Felucca);
+        Item restored = null;
 
-        // Sub-minute precision that the old minutes encoding would have destroyed.
-        var moved = Core.Now - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(90.5) - TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(123);
-        item.LastMoved = moved;
+        try
+        {
+            item.MoveToWorld(new Point3D(121, 100, 0), Map.Felucca);
 
-        item.RestartDecay();
-        var decayReset = item.DecayResetTime;
-        Assert.NotEqual(default(DateTime), decayReset);
+            // Sub-minute precision that the old minutes encoding would have destroyed.
+            var moved = Core.Now - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(90.5) - TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(123);
+            item.LastMoved = moved;
 
-        var bytes = SerializeItem(item);
+            item.RestartDecay();
+            var decayReset = item.DecayResetTime;
+            Assert.NotEqual(default(DateTime), decayReset);
 
-        var restored = new Item((Serial)0x7ffff123u);
-        restored.Deserialize(new BufferReader(bytes));
+            var bytes = SerializeItem(item);
 
-        Assert.Equal(moved, restored.LastMoved);
-        Assert.Equal(decayReset, restored.DecayResetTime);
+            // Deserialize enters the copy into the map's sectors, so it must be deleted too.
+            restored = new Item((Serial)0x7ffff123u);
+            restored.Deserialize(new BufferReader(bytes));
 
-        item.Delete();
+            Assert.Equal(moved, restored.LastMoved);
+            Assert.Equal(decayReset, restored.DecayResetTime);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            item.Delete();
+            restored?.Delete();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent.Tests/UOContent.Tests.csproj b/Projects/UOContent.Tests/UOContent.Tests.csproj
index 1dc4440ae..b8c675127 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent.Tests/UOContent.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Projects/UOContent.Tests/UOContent.Tests.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <Configurations>Debug;Release;Analyze</Configurations>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.10.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.10.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="4.0.0">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/UOContent.csproj b/Projects/UOContent/UOContent.csproj
index 996ec9514..7a2800f0b 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/UOContent.csproj
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/UOContent.csproj
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         </ProjectReference>
         <PackageReference Include="LibDeflate.Bindings" Version="1.0.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Hashing" Version="10.0.12" />
-        <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="4.17.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="4.18.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileSystemGlobbing" Version="10.0.12" />
         <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.HighPerformance" Version="8.4.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="Argon2.Bindings" Version="1.20.0" />