diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e0c2f647..b9c8d70d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 12abf02a..eae3a87b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b505c9fa..00a26853 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python 3.13
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: 3.13
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build package
         run: python -m build
       - name: Publish package
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@76f52bc884231f62b9a034ebfe128415bbaabdfc
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@ed0c53931b1dc9bd32cbe73a98c7f6766f8a527e
         with:
           user: __token__
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please-gha.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please-gha.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c58ac27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please-gha.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt in the project root for license information.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Summary:
+# This GitHub Actions workflow automates the release process using Release Please.
+# It triggers on pushes to the main branch, generates a GitHub App token using organization
+# variables and secrets, and then runs the release-please-action to manage versioning and changelogs.
+
+name: Release Please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN_PROVIDER_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN_PROVIDER_PEM }}
+
+      - name: Release Please
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 086b6949..a39ae3e0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-	".": "1.3.5"
+	".": "1.3.8"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4fbd2bb7..44657a29 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.3.8](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python-core/compare/v1.3.7...v1.3.8) (2025-09-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove MIT License from project classifiers ([a15c2a1](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python-core/commit/a15c2a1f5ebeaad2a5e0806c0d8801608f35f49a))
+
+## [1.3.7](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python-core/compare/v1.3.6...v1.3.7) (2025-09-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* dependabot update of core deps ([6f8d997](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python-core/commit/6f8d997f0e52482868969121ad06961ec28ba98a))
+
+## [1.3.6](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python-core/compare/v1.3.5...v1.3.6) (2025-08-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Update license field to use proper SPDX identifier ([c91fafd](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python-core/commit/c91fafd15466c74102f0f01b5bb6740222edbf99))
+
 ## [1.3.5](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python-core/compare/v1.3.4...v1.3.5) (2025-06-27)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ac1ece82..843aa3db 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 name = "msgraph-core"
 # The SDK version
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.3.5"
+version = "1.3.8"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors = [{name = "Microsoft", email = "graphtooling+python@microsoft.com"}]
 description = "Core component of the Microsoft Graph Python SDK"
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "httpx[http2] >=0.23.0",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
-license = {file = "LICENSE"}
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["msgraph", "openAPI", "Microsoft", "Graph"]
 classifiers = [
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 985fc00d..163ea8c8 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ asyncmock==0.4.2
 
 attrs==25.3.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
-azure-core==1.34.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+azure-core==1.35.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
-azure-identity==1.23.0
+azure-identity==1.24.0
 
-build==1.2.2.post1
+build==1.3.0
 
-bumpver==2024.1130
+bumpver==2025.1131
 
-certifi==2025.6.15 ; python_version >= '3.6'
+certifi==2025.8.3 ; python_version >= '3.6'
 
 cffi==1.17.1 ; os_name == 'nt' and implementation_name != 'pypy'
 
-charset-normalizer==3.4.2 ; python_full_version >= '3.7.0'
+charset-normalizer==3.4.3 ; python_full_version >= '3.7.0'
 
 click==8.1.8 ; python_version >= '3.6'
 
 colorama==0.4.6 ; os_name == 'nt'
 
-coverage[toml]==7.9.1 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+coverage[toml]==7.10.6 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
-cryptography==45.0.4 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+cryptography==45.0.7 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
 dill==0.4.0 ; python_version < '3.11'
 
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ mccabe==0.7.0 ; python_version >= '3.6'
 
 mock==5.2.0 ; python_version >= '3.6'
 
-msal==1.32.3
+msal==1.33.0
 
 msal-extensions==1.3.1
 
-mypy==1.16.1
+mypy==1.17.1
 
 mypy-extensions==1.1.0 ; python_version >= '3.5'
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pycparser==2.22
 
 pyjwt[crypto]==2.9.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
-pylint==3.3.7
+pylint==3.3.8
 
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ python-dotenv==1.1.1
 
 pytest-trio==0.8.0
 
-pytest-asyncio==1.0.0
+pytest-asyncio==1.1.0
 
-pywin32==310 ; platform_system == 'Windows'
+pywin32==311 ; platform_system == 'Windows'
 
-requests==2.32.4 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+requests==2.32.5 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
 setuptools==80.9.0
 
@@ -110,24 +110,24 @@ tomlkit==0.13.3 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
 trio==0.30.0
 
-types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20250516
+types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20250822
 
-types-requests==2.32.4.20250611; python_version >= '3.7'
+types-requests==2.32.4.20250809; python_version >= '3.7'
 urllib3==2.5.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
-typing-extensions==4.14.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+typing-extensions==4.14.1 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
 
-wrapt==1.17.2 ; python_version < '3.11'
+wrapt==1.17.3 ; python_version < '3.11'
 
 yapf==0.43.0
 
 zipp==3.23.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
-aiohttp==3.12.13 ; python_version >= '3.6'
+aiohttp==3.12.15 ; python_version >= '3.6'
 
-aiosignal==1.3.1 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+aiosignal==1.4.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
-anyio==4.9.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+anyio==4.10.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
 async-timeout==5.0.1 ; python_version >= '3.6'
 
@@ -145,15 +145,15 @@ httpx[http2]==0.28.1
 
 hyperframe==6.1.0 ; python_full_version >= '3.6.1'
 
-microsoft-kiota-abstractions==1.9.3
+microsoft-kiota-abstractions==1.9.5
 
-microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure==1.9.3
+microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure==1.9.5
 
-microsoft-kiota-http==1.9.3
+microsoft-kiota-http==1.9.5
 
-microsoft-kiota-serialization-json==1.9.3
+microsoft-kiota-serialization-json==1.9.5
 
-multidict==6.5.1 ; python_version >= '3.7'
+multidict==6.6.4 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
 uritemplate==4.2.0 ; python_version >= '3.6'
 
diff --git a/src/msgraph_core/_constants.py b/src/msgraph_core/_constants.py
index 177ea952..c205d6b2 100644
--- a/src/msgraph_core/_constants.py
+++ b/src/msgraph_core/_constants.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 30
 # The SDK version
 # x-release-please-start-version
-SDK_VERSION = '1.3.5'
+SDK_VERSION = '1.3.8'
 # x-release-please-end
 MS_DEFAULT_SCOPE = 'https://graph.microsoft.com/.default'