diff --git a/eng/dependabot/Packages.props b/eng/dependabot/Packages.props
index ad78da640dd..757a4c999ab 100644
--- a/eng/dependabot/Packages.props
+++ b/eng/dependabot/Packages.props
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Update="NuGet.Configuration" Version="6.6.1" />
-    <PackageReference Update="NuGet.Credentials" Version="6.6.1" />
-    <PackageReference Update="NuGet.Protocol" Version="6.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Update="NuGet.Configuration" Version="6.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Update="NuGet.Credentials" Version="6.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Update="NuGet.Protocol" Version="6.7.0" />
 
     <!--Analyzers-->
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.PublicApiAnalyzers" Version="3.3.4" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetFloatRangeSpecification.cs b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetFloatRangeSpecification.cs
index c0e219f5522..3f51d7fc967 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetFloatRangeSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetFloatRangeSpecification.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ internal NuGetFloatRangeSpecification(FloatRange version)
 
         public bool CheckIfVersionIsValid(string versionToCheck)
         {
-            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(versionToCheck, out NuGetVersion nuGetVersion2))
+            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(versionToCheck, out NuGetVersion? nuGetVersion2))
             {
                 return _version.Satisfies(nuGetVersion2);
             }
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public bool CheckIfVersionIsValid(string versionToCheck)
 
         internal static bool TryParse(string value, out NuGetFloatRangeSpecification? version)
         {
-            if (FloatRange.TryParse(value, out FloatRange versionRange))
+            if (FloatRange.TryParse(value, out FloatRange? versionRange))
             {
-                version = new NuGetFloatRangeSpecification(versionRange);
+                version = new NuGetFloatRangeSpecification(versionRange!);
                 return true;
             }
             version = null;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionRangeSpecification.cs b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionRangeSpecification.cs
index edb9c9053d2..df76d80688c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionRangeSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionRangeSpecification.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ internal NuGetVersionRangeSpecification(VersionRange versionRange)
 
         public bool CheckIfVersionIsValid(string versionToCheck)
         {
-            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(versionToCheck, out NuGetVersion nuGetVersion2))
+            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(versionToCheck, out NuGetVersion? nuGetVersion2))
             {
                 return _versionRange.Satisfies(nuGetVersion2);
             }
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public bool CheckIfVersionIsValid(string versionToCheck)
 
         internal static bool TryParse(string value, out NuGetVersionRangeSpecification? version)
         {
-            if (VersionRange.TryParse(value, out VersionRange versionRange))
+            if (VersionRange.TryParse(value, out VersionRange? versionRange))
             {
-                version = new NuGetVersionRangeSpecification(versionRange);
+                version = new NuGetVersionRangeSpecification(versionRange!);
                 return true;
             }
             version = null;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionSpecification.cs b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionSpecification.cs
index f5e8e26b3f1..a8a457746e1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionSpecification.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Constraints/NuGetVersionSpecification.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ internal NuGetVersionSpecification(NuGetVersion version)
 
         public bool CheckIfVersionIsValid(string versionToCheck)
         {
-            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(versionToCheck, out NuGetVersion nuGetVersion2))
+            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(versionToCheck, out NuGetVersion? nuGetVersion2))
             {
                 return _version == nuGetVersion2;
             }
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public bool CheckIfVersionIsValid(string versionToCheck)
 
         internal static bool TryParse(string value, out NuGetVersionSpecification? version)
         {
-            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(value, out NuGetVersion nuGetVersion))
+            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(value, out NuGetVersion? nuGetVersion))
             {
-                version = new NuGetVersionSpecification(nuGetVersion);
+                version = new NuGetVersionSpecification(nuGetVersion!);
                 return true;
             }
             version = null;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NuGetVersionHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NuGetVersionHelper.cs
index 2e1b7c73a89..f6627490c18 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NuGetVersionHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NuGetVersionHelper.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public static bool IsSupportedVersionString(string? versionString)
                 ||
                 NuGetVersion.TryParse(versionString, out _)
                 ||
-                FloatRange.TryParse(versionString, out _);
+                FloatRange.TryParse(versionString!, out _);
         }
 
         public static bool IsUnrestricted(this FloatRange floatRange)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public static bool TryParseFloatRangeEx(string? versionString, out FloatRange fl
         {
             floatRange =
                 string.IsNullOrEmpty(versionString) ?
-                    UnspecifiedVersion : FloatRange.Parse(versionString);
+                    UnspecifiedVersion : FloatRange.Parse(versionString!);
 
             return floatRange.FloatBehavior != NuGetVersionFloatBehavior.None;
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs
index 2bce5550d7b..21907d47690 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ await GetLatestVersionInternalAsync(
             }
             else
             {
-                NuGetVersion packageVersion = new NuGetVersion(version);
+                NuGetVersion packageVersion = new NuGetVersion(version!);
                 (source, packageMetadata) = await GetPackageMetadataAsync(identifier, packageVersion, packagesSources, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ await GetLatestVersionInternalAsync(
                 throw new VulnerablePackageException(
                     string.Format(LocalizableStrings.NuGetApiPackageManager_DownloadError_VulnerablePackage, source),
                     packageMetadata.Identity.Id,
-                    foundPackageVersion,
+                    foundPackageVersion!,
                     packageMetadata.Vulnerabilities);
             }
 
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ await GetLatestVersionInternalAsync(
 
             //if preview version is installed, check for the latest preview version, otherwise for latest stable
             bool previewVersionInstalled = false;
-            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(version, out NuGetVersion currentVersion))
+            if (NuGetVersion.TryParse(version, out NuGetVersion? currentVersion))
             {
-                previewVersionInstalled = currentVersion.IsPrerelease;
+                previewVersionInstalled = currentVersion!.IsPrerelease;
             }
 
             FloatRange floatRange = new FloatRange(previewVersionInstalled ? NuGetVersionFloatBehavior.AbsoluteLatest : NuGetVersionFloatBehavior.Major);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.TestHelper/PackageManager.cs b/test/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.TestHelper/PackageManager.cs
index 8942bce05e7..c9f3e8bb810 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.TestHelper/PackageManager.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.TestHelper/PackageManager.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ internal async Task<string> DownloadPackageAsync(
                 else
                 {
                     _nugetLogger.LogDebug($"[NuGet Package Manager] Getting package metadata {identifier}::{version}.");
-                    packageVersion = new NuGetVersion(version);
+                    packageVersion = new NuGetVersion(version!);
                     (source, packageMetadata) = await GetPackageMetadataAsync(identifier, packageVersion, packagesSources, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
 
diff --git a/tools/Microsoft.TemplateSearch.TemplateDiscovery/NuGet/NugetPackProvider.cs b/tools/Microsoft.TemplateSearch.TemplateDiscovery/NuGet/NugetPackProvider.cs
index 8487f377e34..164eba81d9c 100644
--- a/tools/Microsoft.TemplateSearch.TemplateDiscovery/NuGet/NugetPackProvider.cs
+++ b/tools/Microsoft.TemplateSearch.TemplateDiscovery/NuGet/NugetPackProvider.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public async Task<IDownloadedPackInfo> DownloadPackageAsync(ITemplatePackageInfo
                 using Stream packageStream = File.Create(outputPackageFileNameFullPath);
                 if (await _downloadResource.CopyNupkgToStreamAsync(
                     packinfo.Name,
-                    new NuGetVersion(packinfo.Version),
+                    new NuGetVersion(packinfo.Version!),
                     packageStream,
                     _cacheContext,
                     NullLogger.Instance,