diff --git a/.github/workflows/base.yml b/.github/workflows/base.yml
index 752de25fb..20cfe91d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:      
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        framework: [ net6.0, net7.0, net8.0 ]
+        framework: [ net8.0 ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
         configuration: [ release ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
         dotnet-version: |
-          6.0.x
-          7.0.x
           8.0.x
     - name: Run Tests
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 598be309d..0716dc33a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        framework: [ net6.0, net7.0, net8.0 ]
+        framework: [ net8.0 ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: scan-vulnerabilities/${{ matrix.os }}/${{ matrix.framework }}
diff --git a/samples/Samples.sln b/samples/Samples.sln
index 79c979342..42443cdfa 100644
--- a/samples/Samples.sln
+++ b/samples/Samples.sln
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "quick-start", "quick-start\
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "client", "client", "{EBB93BBC-42A7-48E4-B1EA-0EA3953D347C}"
 EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "EventStore.Client.Streams", "..\src\EventStore.Client.Streams\EventStore.Client.Streams.csproj", "{A32CE3CB-AB71-45C6-A1B2-CD94BE2D2B28}"
-EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "EventStore.Client", "..\src\EventStore.Client\EventStore.Client.csproj", "{A71A13F7-8480-4E48-B88D-A2364F7C95B6}"
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "connecting-to-a-cluster", "connecting-to-a-cluster\connecting-to-a-cluster.csproj", "{C4CA324A-450D-4621-82F1-B4ECD18216B6}"
@@ -29,12 +27,6 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "server-side-filtering", "se
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "persistent-subscriptions", "persistent-subscriptions\persistent-subscriptions.csproj", "{A5A5EF0D-1AE4-4647-823D-FA172E8858F2}"
 EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "EventStore.Client.PersistentSubscriptions", "..\src\EventStore.Client.PersistentSubscriptions\EventStore.Client.PersistentSubscriptions.csproj", "{7200BB01-A405-45D5-A6E8-A8FA8DE39DA0}"
-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "EventStore.Client.ProjectionManagement", "..\src\EventStore.Client.ProjectionManagement\EventStore.Client.ProjectionManagement.csproj", "{79992D7B-C311-4E8A-856F-896C1EA61042}"
-EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "projection-management", "projection-management\projection-management.csproj", "{9DEA2684-C38B-465C-91A6-ED2AB67A4338}"
-EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "diagnostics", "diagnostics\diagnostics.csproj", "{546496AD-E355-4C20-930C-30D0FC76D26F}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "user-certificates", "user-certificates\user-certificates.csproj", "{28112410-D02D-427A-9D36-3FE3A6DC6B0D}"
diff --git a/test/EventStore.Client.Tests.Common/Fixtures/EventStoreTestNode.cs b/test/EventStore.Client.Tests.Common/Fixtures/EventStoreTestNode.cs
index b4c2d4bb2..48863aeb6 100644
--- a/test/EventStore.Client.Tests.Common/Fixtures/EventStoreTestNode.cs
+++ b/test/EventStore.Client.Tests.Common/Fixtures/EventStoreTestNode.cs
@@ -81,40 +81,40 @@ protected override ContainerBuilder Configure() {
 			.WithEnvironment(env)
 			.MountVolume(certsPath, "/etc/eventstore/certs", MountType.ReadOnly)
 			.ExposePort(port, 2113)
-            //.KeepContainer().KeepRunning().ReuseIfExists()
+            // .KeepContainer().KeepRunning().ReuseIfExists()
             .WaitUntilReadyWithConstantBackoff(1_000, 60, service => {
-                var output = service.ExecuteCommand("curl -o - -I http://admin:changeit@localhost:2113/health/live");
+                var output = service.ExecuteCommand("curl -u admin:changeit --cacert /etc/eventstore/certs/ca/ca.crt https://localhost:2113/health/live");
                 if (!output.Success)
                     throw new Exception(output.Error);
             });
 	}
 
-	/// <summary>
-	/// max of 30 seconds (300 * 100ms)
-	/// </summary>
-	static readonly IEnumerable<TimeSpan> DefaultBackoffDelay = Backoff.ConstantBackoff(FromMilliseconds(100), 300);
-
-	protected override async Task OnServiceStarted() {
-		using var http = new HttpClient(
-#if NET
-			new SocketsHttpHandler { SslOptions = { RemoteCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; } } }
-#else
-            new WinHttpHandler { ServerCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; } }
-#endif
-		) {
-			BaseAddress = Options.ClientSettings.ConnectivitySettings.Address
-		};
-
-		await Policy.Handle<Exception>()
-			.WaitAndRetryAsync(DefaultBackoffDelay)
-			.ExecuteAsync(
-				async () => {
-					using var response = await http.GetAsync("/health/live", CancellationToken.None);
-					if (response.StatusCode >= HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)
-						throw new FluentDockerException($"Health check failed with status code: {response.StatusCode}.");
-				}
-			);
-	}
+// 	/// <summary>
+// 	/// max of 30 seconds (300 * 100ms)
+// 	/// </summary>
+// 	static readonly IEnumerable<TimeSpan> DefaultBackoffDelay = Backoff.ConstantBackoff(FromMilliseconds(100), 300);
+//
+// 	protected override async Task OnServiceStarted() {
+// 		using var http = new HttpClient(
+// #if NET
+// 			new SocketsHttpHandler { SslOptions = { RemoteCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; } } }
+// #else
+//             new WinHttpHandler { ServerCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; } }
+// #endif
+// 		) {
+// 			BaseAddress = Options.ClientSettings.ConnectivitySettings.Address
+// 		};
+//
+// 		await Policy.Handle<Exception>()
+// 			.WaitAndRetryAsync(DefaultBackoffDelay)
+// 			.ExecuteAsync(
+// 				async () => {
+// 					using var response = await http.GetAsync("/health/live", CancellationToken.None);
+// 					if (response.StatusCode >= HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)
+// 						throw new FluentDockerException($"Health check failed with status code: {response.StatusCode}.");
+// 				}
+// 			);
+// 	}
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ public async Task<int> GetNextAvailablePort(TimeSpan delay = default) {
 	}
 
 	public int NextAvailablePort => GetNextAvailablePort(FromMilliseconds(100)).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}