diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 04f5131df..eb6570e77 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,39 +1,47 @@
 <Project>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
-    <DefineConstants>Core;Standard20</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.1'">
-    <DefineConstants>Core;Standard21</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net7.0'">
-    <DefineConstants>Core;NET70</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
-    <DefineConstants>Core;NET80</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'">
-    <DefineConstants>Core;NET90</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'">
-    <DefineConstants>Core;NET100</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net481'">
-    <DefineConstants>NET481;NETFULL</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'">
-    <DefineConstants>NET462;NETFULL</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net35'">
-    <DefineConstants>NET35;NETFULL</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<!-- Shared version for EPPlus and its embedded sub-assemblies (DrawingRenderer, Export.Pdf, Fonts.OpenType, Graphics).
+         EPPlus.Interfaces and EPPlus.System.Drawing override this in their own Directory.Build.props. -->
+		<AssemblyVersion>9.0.1.0</AssemblyVersion>
+		<FileVersion>9.0.1.0</FileVersion>
+		<Version>9.0.1</Version>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
+		<DefineConstants>Core;Standard20</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.1'">
+		<DefineConstants>Core;Standard21</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net7.0'">
+		<DefineConstants>Core;NET70</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
+		<DefineConstants>Core;NET80</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'">
+		<DefineConstants>Core;NET90</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'">
+		<DefineConstants>Core;NET100</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net481'">
+		<DefineConstants>NET481;NETFULL</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'">
+		<DefineConstants>NET462;NETFULL</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net35'">
+		<DefineConstants>NET35;NETFULL</DefineConstants>
+	</PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer.csproj b/src/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer.csproj
index 7643545c6..578dc2d78 100644
--- a/src/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer.csproj
+++ b/src/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer/EPPlus.DrawingRenderer.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0;net10.0;netstandard2.1;netstandard2.0;net462</TargetFrameworks>
-		<AssemblyVersion>9.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-	    <FileVersion>9.0.0.0</FileVersion>
-	    <Version>9.0.0.0</Version>
 	    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 		<Company>EPPlus Software AB</Company>
diff --git a/src/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType.csproj b/src/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType.csproj
index b926afb9f..93e50126c 100644
--- a/src/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType.csproj
+++ b/src/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType/EPPlus.Fonts.OpenType.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFrameworks>net9.0;net8.0;netstandard2.1;netstandard2.0;net462</TargetFrameworks>
-		<AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-		<FileVersion>1.0.0.0</FileVersion>
-		<Version>1.0.0</Version>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 		<PackageLicenseFile>license.md</PackageLicenseFile>
 		<RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
diff --git a/src/EPPlus.Graphics/EPPlus.Graphics.csproj b/src/EPPlus.Graphics/EPPlus.Graphics.csproj
index 70167ea1c..2333a6667 100644
--- a/src/EPPlus.Graphics/EPPlus.Graphics.csproj
+++ b/src/EPPlus.Graphics/EPPlus.Graphics.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0;netstandard2.1;netstandard2.0;net462</TargetFrameworks>
+		<TargetFrameworks>net9.0;net8.0;netstandard2.1;netstandard2.0;net462</TargetFrameworks>
 		<ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>disable</Nullable>
 		<SignAssembly>True</SignAssembly>
diff --git a/src/EPPlus/EPPlus.csproj b/src/EPPlus/EPPlus.csproj
index 1930351ed..4ab88ac05 100644
--- a/src/EPPlus/EPPlus.csproj
+++ b/src/EPPlus/EPPlus.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0;net10.0;netstandard2.1;netstandard2.0;net462</TargetFrameworks>
-		<AssemblyVersion>8.6.1.0</AssemblyVersion>
-		<FileVersion>8.6.1.0</FileVersion>
-		<Version>8.6.1</Version>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 		<!-- Include the referenced project binaries in the generated NuGet package -->
 		<TargetsForTfmSpecificBuildOutput>