diff --git a/Caches/SQLiteCache/SQLiteCache.cs b/Caches/SQLiteCache/SQLiteCache.cs
index aec27c0f..ff2726bd 100644
--- a/Caches/SQLiteCache/SQLiteCache.cs
+++ b/Caches/SQLiteCache/SQLiteCache.cs
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@ public sealed class SQLiteCache : IDistributedCache, IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
-                using (var command = GetItemCommand(key))
-                {
-                    value = (byte[])command.ExecuteScalar();
-                }
+                using var command = GetItemCommand(key);
+
+                value = (byte[])command.ExecuteScalar();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -104,10 +103,9 @@ public sealed class SQLiteCache : IDistributedCache, IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
-                using (var command = GetItemCommand(key))
-                {
-                    value = (byte[])await command.ExecuteScalarAsync();
-                }
+                using var command = GetItemCommand(key);
+
+                value = (byte[])await command.ExecuteScalarAsync();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -124,10 +122,9 @@ public sealed class SQLiteCache : IDistributedCache, IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
-                using (var command = SetItemCommand(key, value, options))
-                {
-                    command.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                }
+                using var command = SetItemCommand(key, value, options);
+
+                command.ExecuteNonQuery();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -142,10 +139,9 @@ public sealed class SQLiteCache : IDistributedCache, IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
-                using (var command = SetItemCommand(key, value, options))
-                {
-                    await command.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(token);
-                }
+                using var command = SetItemCommand(key, value, options);
+
+                await command.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(token);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -169,10 +165,9 @@ public sealed class SQLiteCache : IDistributedCache, IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
-                using (var command = DeleteItemCommand(key))
-                {
-                    command.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                }
+                using var command = DeleteItemCommand(key);
+
+                command.ExecuteNonQuery();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -187,10 +182,9 @@ public sealed class SQLiteCache : IDistributedCache, IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
-                using (var command = DeleteItemCommand(key))
-                {
-                    await command.ExecuteNonQueryAsync();
-                }
+                using var command = DeleteItemCommand(key);
+
+                await command.ExecuteNonQueryAsync();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 13ae5d3e..c1e548d9 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <Product>XAML Map Control</Product>
         <Authors>Clemens Fischer</Authors>
         <Copyright>Copyright © 2026 Clemens Fischer</Copyright>
-        <Version>16.2.0</Version>
+        <Version>17.0.0</Version>
         <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
         <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\MapControl.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
         <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>