diff --git a/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding.csproj b/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding.csproj
index 8057ef8..d928942 100644
--- a/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding.csproj
+++ b/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Saml2.Authentication" Version="8.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="X509StoreFinder" Version="1.0.7" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\saml2.authentication\saml2.authentication.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Program.cs b/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Program.cs
index d868e1e..885a6f3 100644
--- a/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/Blazor.Post.ArtifactBinding/Program.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             options.MetadataAddress = "https://adfs2.la.gov/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml";
             options.ForceAuthn = true;
             options.VerifySignatureOnly = false;
+            options.CreateMetadataFile = true;
 
             //must match with metadata file
             options.EntityId = "dev.govalerts.la.gov";
diff --git a/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding.csproj b/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding.csproj
index 80aaae8..3fd3540 100644
--- a/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding.csproj
+++ b/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding.csproj
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Saml2.Authentication" Version="8.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="X509StoreFinder" Version="1.0.7" />
   </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\saml2.authentication\saml2.authentication.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
+  
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Program.cs b/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Program.cs
index 29ad633..8c57a93 100644
--- a/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/Mvc.Redirect.PostBinding/Program.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             options.MetadataAddress = "https://adfs2.la.gov/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml";
             options.ForceAuthn = true;
             options.VerifySignatureOnly = false;
+            options.CreateMetadataFile = true;
 
             //must match with metadata file
             options.EntityId = "dev.govalerts.la.gov";