diff --git a/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/FormsClassLib/FormsClassLib.1.csproj b/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/FormsClassLib/FormsClassLib.1.csproj
index e0de404..c0f036c 100644
--- a/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/FormsClassLib/FormsClassLib.1.csproj
+++ b/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/FormsClassLib/FormsClassLib.1.csproj
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup" Version="2.0.*" />
         <!--#endif-->
         <!--#if (AddEssentialsPackage)-->
-        <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Essentials" Version="1.7.*" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Essentials" Version="1.8.*" />
         <!--#endif-->
         <!--#if (AddMvvmToolkitPackage)-->
-        <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.2.*" />
         <!--#endif-->
     </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/release-notes.txt b/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/release-notes.txt
index b833c0a..62f732e 100644
--- a/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/release-notes.txt
+++ b/src/FormsTemplatesCLI/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-What's new in ver. 1.4.3:
+Join me on Developer Thoughts (https://egvijayanand.in/), an exclusive blog for articles on Xamarin.Forms, .NET MAUI and Blazor.
+
+What's new in ver. 1.4.4:
 -------------------------
+Package versions bumped to pull the latest stable version.
+
+v1.4.3:
+
 1. Package versions have been made dynamic to pull the latest stable version.
 
 2. Added a new item template for Shell definition in C#
diff --git a/src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDictXaml.xaml b/src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDict.xaml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDictXaml.xaml
rename to src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDict.xaml
diff --git a/src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDictXaml.vstemplate b/src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDictXaml.vstemplate
index 156a59f..550c5f9 100644
--- a/src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDictXaml.vstemplate
+++ b/src/ItemTemplates/FormsResDictXaml/FormsResDictXaml.vstemplate
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 	</TemplateData>
 	<TemplateContent>
 		<References/>
-		<ProjectItem TargetFileName="$fileinputname$.xaml" ReplaceParameters="true">FormsResDictXaml.xaml</ProjectItem>
+		<ProjectItem TargetFileName="$fileinputname$.xaml" ReplaceParameters="true">FormsResDict.xaml</ProjectItem>
 	</TemplateContent>
 </VSTemplate>
diff --git a/src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShellCS.cs b/src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShell.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShellCS.cs
rename to src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShell.cs
diff --git a/src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShellCS.vstemplate b/src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShellCS.vstemplate
index d41070a..004e408 100644
--- a/src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShellCS.vstemplate
+++ b/src/ItemTemplates/FormsShellCS/FormsShellCS.vstemplate
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 	</TemplateData>
 	<TemplateContent>
 		<References/>
-		<ProjectItem TargetFileName="$fileinputname$.cs" ReplaceParameters="true">FormsShellCS.cs</ProjectItem>
+		<ProjectItem TargetFileName="$fileinputname$.cs" ReplaceParameters="true">FormsShell.cs</ProjectItem>
 	</TemplateContent>
 </VSTemplate>