diff --git a/build.fsx b/build.fsx
index bfacf71..ef030da 100644
--- a/build.fsx
+++ b/build.fsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ let slnFile = "./src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.sln"
 
 open Fake.RestorePackageHelper
 Target "RestorePackages" (fun _ -> 
+     printfn "Restoring packages for %s" slnFile
      slnFile
      |> RestoreMSSolutionPackages (fun p ->
          { p with
@@ -153,7 +154,44 @@ module Nuget =
       | _ -> release.NugetVersion
 
 open Nuget
+open NuGet.Update
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Upgrade nuget package versions for dev and production
+
+let updateNugetPackages _ =
+  printfn "Updating NuGet dependencies"
+
+  let getConfigFile preRelease =
+    match preRelease with
+    | true -> "src/.nuget/NuGet.Dev.Config" 
+    | false -> "src/.nuget/NuGet.Config" 
+
+  let getPackages project =
+    match project with
+    | "Akka.Persistence.Cassandra" -> ["Akka.Persistence";]
+    | "Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.Tests" -> ["Akka.Persistence.TestKit";]
+    | _ -> []
+
+  for projectFile in !! "src/**/*.csproj" do
+    printfn "Updating packages for %s" projectFile
+    let project = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension projectFile
+    let projectDir = Path.GetDirectoryName projectFile
+    let config = projectDir @@ "packages.config"
+
+    NugetUpdate
+        (fun p ->
+                { p with
+                    ConfigFile = Some (getConfigFile isPreRelease)
+                    Prerelease = true
+                    ToolPath = nugetExe
+                    RepositoryPath = "src/Packages"
+                    Ids = getPackages project
+                    }) config
+
+Target "UpdateDependencies" <| fun _ ->
+    printfn "Invoking updateNugetPackages"
+    updateNugetPackages()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Clean nuget directory
 
@@ -383,7 +421,7 @@ Target "HelpDocs" <| fun _ ->
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // build dependencies
-"Clean" ==> "AssemblyInfo" ==> "RestorePackages" ==> "Build" ==> "CopyOutput" ==> "BuildRelease"
+"Clean" ==> "AssemblyInfo" ==> "RestorePackages" ==> "UpdateDependencies" ==> "Build" ==> "CopyOutput" ==> "BuildRelease"
 
 // tests dependencies
 "CleanTests" ==> "RunTests"
diff --git a/src/.nuget/NuGet.Dev.Config b/src/.nuget/NuGet.Dev.Config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccb961d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.nuget/NuGet.Dev.Config
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <solution>
+    <add key="disableSourceControlIntegration" value="true" />
+  </solution>
+  <packageSources>
+    <add key="NuGet official" value="https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/" /> <!-- Official package source  -->
+    <add key="Akka.NET Nightly Build" value="https://www.myget.org/F/akkadotnet/api/v2" /> <!-- Nightly package source -->
+  </packageSources>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/.nuget/NuGet.exe b/src/.nuget/NuGet.exe
index 9ca6659..324daa8 100644
Binary files a/src/.nuget/NuGet.exe and b/src/.nuget/NuGet.exe differ
diff --git a/src/.nuget/NuGet.targets b/src/.nuget/NuGet.targets
index 3f8c37b..c4d5b84 100644
--- a/src/.nuget/NuGet.targets
+++ b/src/.nuget/NuGet.targets
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(PackageSources)' == '' ">
         <!-- Package sources used to restore packages. By default, registered sources under %APPDATA%\NuGet\NuGet.Config will be used -->
         <!-- The official NuGet package source (https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/) will be excluded if package sources are specified and it does not appear in the list -->
-        <!--
-            <PackageSource Include="https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/" />
-            <PackageSource Include="https://my-nuget-source/nuget/" />
-        -->
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'">
diff --git a/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.sln b/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.sln
index 3ae5c80..a7ce979 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.sln
+++ b/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.sln
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio 2013
-VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.30723.0
+VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.31101.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Akka.Persistence.Cassandra", "Akka.Persistence.Cassandra\Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.csproj", "{54BD0B45-8A46-4194-8C33-AD287CAC8FA4}"
 EndProject
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = ".nuget", ".nuget", "{8595E89A-2B9E-44CE-8286-0B755DA92226}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		.nuget\NuGet.Config = .nuget\NuGet.Config
+		.nuget\NuGet.Dev.Config = .nuget\NuGet.Dev.Config
 		.nuget\NuGet.exe = .nuget\NuGet.exe
 		.nuget\NuGet.targets = .nuget\NuGet.targets
 	EndProjectSection
diff --git a/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.csproj b/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.csproj
index 8e88c01..2062ca5 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra/Akka.Persistence.Cassandra.csproj
@@ -45,18 +45,15 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.ProtocolBuffers">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Google.ProtocolBuffers.2.4.1.521\lib\net40\Google.ProtocolBuffers.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Google.ProtocolBuffers.2.4.1.521\lib\net40\Google.ProtocolBuffers.Serialization.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="LZ4">
       <HintPath>..\packages\lz4net.1.0.5.93\lib\net40-client\LZ4.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.8\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />