diff --git a/server/AyaNova/AyaNova.csproj b/server/AyaNova/AyaNova.csproj
index d66429fe..c802b991 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/AyaNova.csproj
+++ b/server/AyaNova/AyaNova.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GenerateFullPaths>true</GenerateFullPaths>
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" Version="2.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="2.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch" Version="2.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioning" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="2.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioning" Version="2.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioning.ApiExplorer" Version="2.2.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs
index c30b3a74..cf410c50 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/AyaNovaVersion.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         {
             get
             {
-                return "8.0.0-alpha.2019.01.07";
+                return "8.0.0-alpha.2019.01.18";
             }
         }