diff --git a/source/NuGet.config b/source/NuGet.config
index 36ddf0fa2b..e1ab2051f5 100644
--- a/source/NuGet.config
+++ b/source/NuGet.config
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
   </packageSources>
   <disabledPackageSources>
     <clear />
+    <add key="AdaptiveCards-Dependencies" value="true" />
   </disabledPackageSources>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.nuspec b/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.nuspec
index 24a18fd50f..af99dc5973 100644
--- a/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.nuspec
+++ b/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.nuspec
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@
         <file src="..\ARM64\$Configuration$\AdaptiveCardsObjectModel\AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.lib" target="runtimes\win10-arm64\native"/>
         <file src="..\ARM64\$Configuration$\AdaptiveCardsObjectModel\AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.pdb" target="runtimes\win10-arm64\native"/>
 
+        <!-- .NET 6.0 projection -->
         <file src="..\AnyCPU\ObjectModelCsProjection\$Configuration$\net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0\ObjectModelCsProjection.dll" target="lib\net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0\ObjectModelCsProjection.dll"/>
 
+        <!-- .NET 8.0 projection -->
+        <file src="..\AnyCPU\ObjectModelCsProjection\$Configuration$\net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0\ObjectModelCsProjection.dll" target="lib\net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0\ObjectModelCsProjection.dll"/>
+
         <file src="EULA-Windows.txt" target="\"/>
         <file src="AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.native.targets" target="build\native\AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.targets"/>
     </files>
diff --git a/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.nuspec b/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.nuspec
index e59bdfa89b..b040bc2bd9 100644
--- a/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.nuspec
+++ b/source/uwp/winui3/NuGet/AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.nuspec
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@
         <file src="..\ARM64\$Configuration$\AdaptiveCardRenderer\AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.lib" target="runtimes\win10-arm64\native"/>
         <file src="..\ARM64\$Configuration$\AdaptiveCardRenderer\AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.pdb" target="runtimes\win10-arm64\native"/>
 
+        <!-- .NET 6.0 projection -->
         <file src="..\AnyCPU\RendererCsProjection\$Configuration$\net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0\RendererCsProjection.dll" target="lib\net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0\RendererCsProjection.dll" />
 
+        <!-- .NET 8.0 projection -->
+        <file src="..\AnyCPU\RendererCsProjection\$Configuration$\net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0\RendererCsProjection.dll" target="lib\net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0\RendererCsProjection.dll" />
+
         <file src="EULA-Windows.txt" target="\"/>
         <file src="AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.native.targets" target="build\native\AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.targets"/>
     </files>
diff --git a/source/uwp/winui3/ObjectModelCsProjection/ObjectModelCsProjection.csproj b/source/uwp/winui3/ObjectModelCsProjection/ObjectModelCsProjection.csproj
index 89e49d7754..306ff308a7 100644
--- a/source/uwp/winui3/ObjectModelCsProjection/ObjectModelCsProjection.csproj
+++ b/source/uwp/winui3/ObjectModelCsProjection/ObjectModelCsProjection.csproj
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0;net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
-    <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.17763.38</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
     <!-- Set Platform to AnyCPU to allow consumption of the projection assembly from any architecture. -->
     <Platform>AnyCPU</Platform>
     <RootNamespace>AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3</RootNamespace>
-    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win10-x86;win10-x64;win10-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>None</ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>
+    
+    <!-- Suppress warning about win10-* RIDs in dependencies for .NET 8.0+ -->
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NETSDK1206</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <CsWinRTIncludes>AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3</CsWinRTIncludes>
     <CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>$(OutDir)</CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>
     <BaseOutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\$(Platform)\$(MSBuildProjectName)</BaseOutputPath>
+    <CsWinRTAotOptimizerEnabled>true</CsWinRTAotOptimizerEnabled>
+    <CsWinRTAotWarningLevel>2</CsWinRTAotWarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.1.1" />
diff --git a/source/uwp/winui3/RendererCsProjection/RendererCsProjection.csproj b/source/uwp/winui3/RendererCsProjection/RendererCsProjection.csproj
index 642987293d..16fffebc27 100644
--- a/source/uwp/winui3/RendererCsProjection/RendererCsProjection.csproj
+++ b/source/uwp/winui3/RendererCsProjection/RendererCsProjection.csproj
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0;net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
-    <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.17763.38</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
     <!-- Set Platform to AnyCPU to allow consumption of the projection assembly from any architecture. -->
     <Platform>AnyCPU</Platform>
     <RootNamespace>AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3</RootNamespace>
-    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win10-x86;win10-x64;win10-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>None</ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>
+    
+    <!-- Suppress warning about win10-* RIDs in dependencies for .NET 8.0+ -->
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NETSDK1206</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <CsWinRTIncludes>AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3</CsWinRTIncludes>
     <CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>$(OutDir)</CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>
     <BaseOutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\$(Platform)\$(MSBuildProjectName)</BaseOutputPath>
+    <CsWinRTAotOptimizerEnabled>true</CsWinRTAotOptimizerEnabled>
+    <CsWinRTAotWarningLevel>2</CsWinRTAotWarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.1.1" />
diff --git a/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/ObjectModelTests.cs b/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/ObjectModelTests.cs
index ae35575a3e..eede950b97 100644
--- a/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/ObjectModelTests.cs
+++ b/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/ObjectModelTests.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3;
 using Windows.Data.Json;
 
-
 namespace WinUI3ObjectModelTest
 {
     [TestClass]
diff --git a/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/WinUI3ObjectModelTest.csproj b/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/WinUI3ObjectModelTest.csproj
index 1e33347b92..b604fd7549 100644
--- a/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/WinUI3ObjectModelTest.csproj
+++ b/source/uwp/winui3/WinUI3ObjectModelTest/WinUI3ObjectModelTest.csproj
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.17763.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
-    <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.17763.38</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
     <RootNamespace>WinUI3ObjectModelTest</RootNamespace>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
     <Platforms>x86;x64;arm64</Platforms>
-    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win10-x86;win10-x64;win10-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x86;win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <PublishProfile>win10-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
+    
+    <!-- Suppress warning about win10-* RIDs in dependencies for .NET 8.0+ -->
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NETSDK1206</NoWarn>
+    
+    <!-- AOT Compatibility Analysis -->
+    <IsAotCompatible>true</IsAotCompatible>
+    <EnableTrimAnalyzer>true</EnableTrimAnalyzer>
+    
+    <!-- Enable AOT warnings to show at build time -->
+    <WarningsAsErrors>$(WarningsAsErrors);IL2026;IL3050;IL2087;IL2091</WarningsAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -28,9 +37,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.1.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.2.221109.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.251003001" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.6901" />
     <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter">
         <Version>3.0.2</Version>
     </PackageReference>