diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6a356f9b..b776f7b3 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This repository is part of the Codebelt .NET library estate. The instructions be
 - `.github/workflows/prerelease.yml` publishes tagged NuGet prereleases from long-lived .NET branches through a manual run.
 - `.github/workflows/release.yml` publishes packages from a version-tagged commit in `main` history; post-release assurance and DocFX production run after NuGet publication.
 - `.github/workflows/deploy.yml` promotes the published DocFX image without rebuilding it. See [Release and deployment](#release-and-deployment) for the CI/CD handoff.
-- `testenvironments.json` declares the supported `WSL-Ubuntu` and `Docker-Ubuntu` test environments.
+- `testenvironments.json` declares the supported `WSL-Ubuntu` environment and separate `Docker-Ubuntu (net9.0)`, `Docker-Ubuntu (net10.0)`, and `Docker-Ubuntu (net11.0)` test environments.
 
 ## Build
 
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ The CI test plan currently runs **38** project(s) and excludes **1** project(s).
 
 ## Integration and infrastructure
 
-- `WSL-Ubuntu` — WSL distribution `Ubuntu-24.04`.
-- `Docker-Ubuntu` — Docker image `codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:8-9-10-11`.
+- `WSL-Ubuntu` — WSL distribution `Ubuntu-26.04`.
+- `Docker-Ubuntu (net9.0)` — Docker image `codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:9`.
+- `Docker-Ubuntu (net10.0)` — Docker image `codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:10`.
+- `Docker-Ubuntu (net11.0)` — Docker image `codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:11`.
 
 This repository has `docker-compose.yml` with these services: `database`.
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.App/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.App/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 5d767a41..76d955b9 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.App/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.App/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
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+Availability: .NET 10 and .NET 9
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Authentication/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Authentication/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 4985c74e..75afc289 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Authentication/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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+Availability: .NET 10 and .NET 9
+
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+
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Mvc/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Mvc/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index b952c9fc..9bfa22c9 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Mvc/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Mvc/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
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+
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index cd555af9..64874a9d 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore.Razor.TagHelpers/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.AspNetCore/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 50e39fcc..ffbdc3ee 100644
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Core.App/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Core.App/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Core.App/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Core/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Core/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Core/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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index 53d88d9c..40e23189 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Data.Integrity/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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index 2b8004fd..6fb1fce5 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Data.SqlClient/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Data/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Data/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 709fd722..a10437e6 100644
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index 53d88d9c..40e23189 100644
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index 5d767a41..76d955b9 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.AspNetCore.Authentication/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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index d213957b..872f18a2 100644
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index 5d767a41..76d955b9 100644
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.AspNetCore.Mvc/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.AspNetCore.Mvc/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.AspNetCore/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.AspNetCore/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index fd99f6bc..67b29c55 100644
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.Collections.Generic/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.Collections.Generic/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
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diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.Collections.Specialized/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Extensions.Collections.Specialized/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 53d88d9c..40e23189 100644
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+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Standard 2.1 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Kernel/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Kernel/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 71adf5fa..4d5ea610 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Kernel/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.Kernel/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version: 10.8.2
+Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Net/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Net/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 53d88d9c..40e23189 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Net/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.Net/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version: 10.8.2
+Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Resilience/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Resilience/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 53d88d9c..40e23189 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Resilience/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.Resilience/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version: 10.8.2
+Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Runtime.Caching/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Runtime.Caching/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 53d88d9c..40e23189 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Runtime.Caching/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.Runtime.Caching/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version: 10.8.2
+Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Security.Cryptography/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Security.Cryptography/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 6d5ed8e8..03ac0eba 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Security.Cryptography/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.Security.Cryptography/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version: 10.8.2
+Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Threading/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Threading/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index 08a8a90e..a6d9dae2 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Threading/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.Threading/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version: 10.8.2
+Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/.nuget/Cuemon.Xml/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/.nuget/Cuemon.Xml/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index de0a7dfb..e09f2094 100644
--- a/.nuget/Cuemon.Xml/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/.nuget/Cuemon.Xml/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version: 10.8.2
+Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
+
+# ALM
+- CHANGED Dependencies have been upgraded to the latest compatible versions for all supported target frameworks (TFMs)
+
 Version: 10.8.1
 Availability: .NET 10, .NET 9 and .NET Standard 2.0
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68aaee74..16a7ba3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 For more details, please refer to `PackageReleaseNotes.txt` on a per assembly basis in the `.nuget` folder.
 
+## [10.8.2] - 2026-10-25
+
+This is a patch release updating dependency and development tooling versions, moving the WSL test environment to Ubuntu 26.04, and splitting Docker test environments by .NET version.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated `Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit`, `Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit.Hosting`, and `Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit.Hosting.AspNetCore` from 12.0.1 to 12.0.2, `Codebelt.Extensions.BenchmarkDotNet.Console` from 1.3.4 to 1.3.5, and `Codebelt.Coverlet.MTP` from 10.1.0 to 10.1.1,
+- Updated the central versions of `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite`, `Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection`, `Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical`, `Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting`, `Microsoft.Extensions.Http`, and `Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions` from 9.0.21 to 9.0.22 for .NET 9 and from 10.0.13 to 10.0.14 for .NET 10 and .NET Standard 2.0; also updated `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite` from 10.0.13 to 10.0.14 for .NET Framework,
+- Updated the central versions of `Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces`, `Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration`, `Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables`, `Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions`, `Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json`, and `System.Text.Json` from 10.0.13 to 10.0.14 for .NET Standard 2.0,
+- Changed the `WSL-Ubuntu` test environment to use the `Ubuntu-26.04` WSL distribution instead of `Ubuntu-24.04`,
+- Replaced the single `Docker-Ubuntu` test environment using `codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:8-9-10-11` with separate `Docker-Ubuntu (net9.0)`, `Docker-Ubuntu (net10.0)`, and `Docker-Ubuntu (net11.0)` environments using image tags `9`, `10`, and `11`, respectively.
+
 ## [10.8.1] - 2026-10-14
 
 This is a patch release refreshing the test and runtime package references and consolidating contributor guidance into `AGENTS.md`, with no changes to library source code.
@@ -1935,6 +1947,7 @@ This release was primarily focused on adapting a more modern way of performing C
 - XmlWriterUtility class from Cuemon.Xml namespace
 - XmlWriterUtilityExtensions class from the Cuemon.Xml namespace
 
+[10.8.2]: https://github.com/codebeltnet/cuemon/compare/v10.8.1...v10.8.2
 [10.8.1]: https://github.com/codebeltnet/cuemon/compare/v10.8.0...v10.8.1
 [10.8.0]: https://github.com/codebeltnet/cuemon/compare/v10.7.1...v10.8.0
 [10.7.1]: https://github.com/codebeltnet/cuemon/compare/v10.7.0...v10.7.1
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index b5734aa6..69e0331a 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="AutoFixture" Version="4.18.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.15.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows" Version="0.15.8" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.BenchmarkDotNet.Console" Version="1.3.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit" Version="12.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit.Hosting" Version="12.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit.Hosting.AspNetCore" Version="12.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.BenchmarkDotNet.Console" Version="1.3.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit" Version="12.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit.Hosting" Version="12.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Extensions.Xunit.Hosting.AspNetCore" Version="12.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.11.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Coverlet.MTP" Version="10.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Codebelt.Coverlet.MTP" Version="10.1.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.HangDump" Version="2.5.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MinVer" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NativeLibraryLoader" Version="1.0.13" />
@@ -24,33 +24,33 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="4.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net4'))">
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.14" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('netstandard2'))">
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="10.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="10.0.14" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="4.6.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="10.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="10.0.14" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net9'))">
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.21" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.21" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical" Version="9.0.21" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.21" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="9.0.21" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="9.0.21" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.22" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.22" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical" Version="9.0.22" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.22" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="9.0.22" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="9.0.22" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net10')) OR $(TargetFramework.StartsWith('netstandard2'))">
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="10.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="10.0.13" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="10.0.14" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="10.0.14" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net9')) OR $(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net10'))">
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.1.1" />
diff --git a/testenvironments.json b/testenvironments.json
index cf8b99c3..bba6a1ec 100644
--- a/testenvironments.json
+++ b/testenvironments.json
@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@
         {
             "name": "WSL-Ubuntu",
             "type": "wsl",
-            "wslDistribution": "Ubuntu-24.04"
+            "wslDistribution": "Ubuntu-26.04"
         },
         {
-            "name": "Docker-Ubuntu",
+            "name": "Docker-Ubuntu (net9.0)",
             "type": "docker",
-            "dockerImage": "codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:8-9-10-11"
+            "dockerImage": "codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:9"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Docker-Ubuntu (net10.0)",
+            "type": "docker",
+            "dockerImage": "codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:10"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Docker-Ubuntu (net11.0)",
+            "type": "docker",
+            "dockerImage": "codebeltnet/ubuntu-testrunner:11"
         }
     ]
 }