diff --git a/demo/deployment-functions.yml b/demo/deployment-functions.yml
index 9d0c2188..0c24187a 100644
--- a/demo/deployment-functions.yml
+++ b/demo/deployment-functions.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ spec:
         app: fibonacci1
       annotations:
         SlimFaas/Function: "true"
-        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "10"
+        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "5"
         SlimFaas/NumberParallelRequest : "1"
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: default
       automountServiceAccountToken: false
       containers:
         - name: fibonacci1
-          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.16
+          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.18
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ spec:
         app: fibonacci2
       annotations:
         SlimFaas/Function: "true"
-        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "10"
+        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "5"
         SlimFaas/DependsOn: "fibonacci1,mysql"
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: default
       automountServiceAccountToken: false
       containers:
         - name: fibonacci2
-          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.16
+          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.18
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ spec:
         app: fibonacci3
       annotations:
         SlimFaas/Function: "true"
-        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "60"
+        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "120"
         SlimFaas/SubscribeEvents : "Public:fibo-public,Private:fibo-private"
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: default
       automountServiceAccountToken: false
       containers:
         - name: fibonacci3
-          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.16
+          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.18
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ spec:
         SlimFaas/Function: "true"
         SlimFaas/ReplicasMin: "0"
         SlimFaas/ReplicasAtStart: "2"
-        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "60"
+        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "120"
         SlimFaas/DefaultVisibility : "Private"
         SlimFaas/SubscribeEvents : "Public:fibo-public,Private:fibo-private"
     spec:
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: false
       containers:
         - name: fibonacci4
-          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.16
+          image: axaguildev/fibonacci:0.24.18
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health
diff --git a/demo/deployment-mysql.yml b/demo/deployment-mysql.yml
index 6c73c4bb..cf6d27f7 100644
--- a/demo/deployment-mysql.yml
+++ b/demo/deployment-mysql.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ spec:
         app: mysql
       annotations:
         SlimFaas/Function: "true"
-        SlimFaas/ReplicasMin: "0"
-        SlimFaas/ReplicasAtStart: "1"
-        #SlimFaas/ReplicasStartAsSoonAsOneFunctionRetrieveARequest: "true"
-        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "10"
+        SlimFaas/TimeoutSecondBeforeSetReplicasMin: "5"
     spec:
       containers:
         - image: mysql:5.6
diff --git a/demo/deployment-slimfaas.yml b/demo/deployment-slimfaas.yml
index a9b109ff..f5999190 100644
--- a/demo/deployment-slimfaas.yml
+++ b/demo/deployment-slimfaas.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: slimfaas
       containers:
         - name: slimfaas
-          image: axaguildev/slimfaas:0.24.16
+          image: axaguildev/slimfaas:0.24.18
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health
diff --git a/src/SlimData/SlimData.csproj b/src/SlimData/SlimData.csproj
index b8f635b8..a841141d 100644
--- a/src/SlimData/SlimData.csproj
+++ b/src/SlimData/SlimData.csproj
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster" Version="5.13.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="MemoryPack" Version="1.21.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster" Version="5.14.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MemoryPack" Version="1.21.3" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/SlimFaas/SlimFaas.csproj b/src/SlimFaas/SlimFaas.csproj
index 8fde5569..0abedd3c 100644
--- a/src/SlimFaas/SlimFaas.csproj
+++ b/src/SlimFaas/SlimFaas.csproj
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="KubernetesClient.Aot" Version="15.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MemoryPack" Version="1.21.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler" Version="8.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Polly" Version="8.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MemoryPack" Version="1.21.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Polly" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="8.2.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net.AspNetCore" Version="8.2.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/SlimData.Tests/SlimData.Tests.csproj b/tests/SlimData.Tests/SlimData.Tests.csproj
index 4e08177e..7a070244 100644
--- a/tests/SlimData.Tests/SlimData.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/SlimData.Tests/SlimData.Tests.csproj
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeCoverage" Version="17.11.1" />
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" PrivateAssets="all"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster" Version="5.13.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster" Version="5.14.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/tests/SlimFaas.Tests/SlimFaas.Tests.csproj b/tests/SlimFaas.Tests/SlimFaas.Tests.csproj
index 8e4d3489..48b56da3 100644
--- a/tests/SlimFaas.Tests/SlimFaas.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/SlimFaas.Tests/SlimFaas.Tests.csproj
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MemoryPack" Version="1.21.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MemoryPack" Version="1.21.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeCoverage" Version="17.11.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Version="8.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>