diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7dba5dc..e18c5fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ jobs:
         git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
         echo exit code $?
         git tag --list
-    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+          
+    # Install .NET version as mandated by global.json
+    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
-        dotnet-version: '5.0.408'
-        source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/elastic/index.json
+          global-json-file: global.json
       env:
         NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
         
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 7b8bd0a..53d0449 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="MinVer" Version="2.3.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies.net461" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="all"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies.net461" Version="1.0.3" PrivateAssets="all"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Elastic.Abstractions.sln b/Elastic.Abstractions.sln
index a1e0e9f..9cada97 100644
--- a/Elastic.Abstractions.sln
+++ b/Elastic.Abstractions.sln
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 	.github\workflows\ci.yml = .github\workflows\ci.yml
 EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Elastic.Ephemeral.Example", "examples\Elastic.Ephemeral.Example\Elastic.Ephemeral.Example.csproj", "{9666AFDC-B0E8-489C-A25A-17E67303A969}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ Global
 		{80DE8673-CB3E-4D0B-99F4-A5CECF6BE752} = {77E78EDE-60D5-469A-B431-443A7966A243}
 		{C05F7B36-EEF7-4BCD-86A2-F5F1BB8CFEB9} = {77E78EDE-60D5-469A-B431-443A7966A243}
 		{D6997ADC-E933-418E-831C-DE1A78897493} = {F75ACC18-D314-4F1F-88A3-2002EAC4E207}
+		{9666AFDC-B0E8-489C-A25A-17E67303A969} = {9D154338-4AA8-40A9-A378-B27C05D45791}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {AFADDCED-A7DD-43E7-B03C-27F57AC5C358}
@@ -107,5 +110,9 @@ Global
 		{80DE8673-CB3E-4D0B-99F4-A5CECF6BE752}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{80DE8673-CB3E-4D0B-99F4-A5CECF6BE752}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{80DE8673-CB3E-4D0B-99F4-A5CECF6BE752}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{9666AFDC-B0E8-489C-A25A-17E67303A969}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{9666AFDC-B0E8-489C-A25A-17E67303A969}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{9666AFDC-B0E8-489C-A25A-17E67303A969}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{9666AFDC-B0E8-489C-A25A-17E67303A969}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/build/scripts/Targets.fs b/build/scripts/Targets.fs
index 331d677..59ee764 100644
--- a/build/scripts/Targets.fs
+++ b/build/scripts/Targets.fs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let private restoreTools = lazy(exec "dotnet" ["tool"; "restore"])
 let private currentVersion =
     lazy(
         restoreTools.Value |> ignore
-        let r = Proc.Start("dotnet", "minver", "-d", "canary", "-m", "0.1")
+        let r = Proc.Start("dotnet", "minver", "-d=canary", "-m=0.1", "-v=e")
         let o = r.ConsoleOut |> Seq.find (fun l -> not(l.Line.StartsWith("MinVer:")))
         o.Line
     )
diff --git a/build/scripts/scripts.fsproj b/build/scripts/scripts.fsproj
index b0377d4..5220347 100644
--- a/build/scripts/scripts.fsproj
+++ b/build/scripts/scripts.fsproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/dotnet-tools.json b/dotnet-tools.json
index 6da0302..bd0c010 100644
--- a/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "minver-cli": {
-      "version": "2.3.1",
+      "version": "4.3.0",
       "commands": [
         "minver"
       ]
     },
     "assembly-differ": {
-      "version": "0.13.0",
+      "version": "0.14.0",
       "commands": [
         "assembly-differ"
       ]
     },
     "release-notes": {
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.5.2",
       "commands": [
         "release-notes"
       ]
     },
     "nupkg-validator": {
-      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "version": "0.5.0",
       "commands": [
         "nupkg-validator"
       ]
diff --git a/examples/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example.csproj b/examples/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3745a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <IsPackable>False</IsPackable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Elastic.Elasticsearch.Ephemeral\Elastic.Elasticsearch.Ephemeral.csproj"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/examples/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example/Program.cs b/examples/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4cdb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Elastic.Ephemeral.Example/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V under one or more agreements.
+// Elasticsearch B.V licenses this file to you under the Apache 2.0 License.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information
+
+using Elastic.Elasticsearch.Ephemeral;
+
+var config = new EphemeralClusterConfiguration("8.7.0");
+var cluster = new EphemeralCluster(config);
+using var started = cluster.Start();