diff --git a/.ci/windows/versions.json b/.ci/windows/versions.json
index 231e0b5b4..11c0c71d1 100644
--- a/.ci/windows/versions.json
+++ b/.ci/windows/versions.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "erlang": "26.2.2",
+  "erlang": "26.2.3",
   "rabbitmq": "3.13.0"
 }
diff --git a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/RabbitMQ.Client.csproj b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/RabbitMQ.Client.csproj
index a08be896a..56cceae98 100644
--- a/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/RabbitMQ.Client.csproj
+++ b/projects/RabbitMQ.Client/RabbitMQ.Client.csproj
@@ -62,10 +62,18 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.3" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="MinVer" Version="5.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <!--
+      Note: do NOT upgrade this dependency unless necessary
+      See https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-dotnet-client/pull/1481#pullrequestreview-1847905299
+    -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Pipelines" Version="7.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework) == 'netstandard2.0'">
+    <!--
+      Note: do NOT upgrade these dependencies unless necessary
+      See https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-dotnet-client/pull/1481#pullrequestreview-1847905299
+    -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" Version="7.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Channels" Version="7.0.0" />