diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 978e0f0..d475752 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Use the following shell command:
 ```console
 $ dotnet test
 ```
+Tests involving symlink creation require elevated privileges on Windows, as this is enforced at the OS level.
 
 Test Documentation
 ------------------
diff --git a/TruePath.Tests/AbsolutePathTests.cs b/TruePath.Tests/AbsolutePathTests.cs
index e9fa601..c7f784e 100644
--- a/TruePath.Tests/AbsolutePathTests.cs
+++ b/TruePath.Tests/AbsolutePathTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Friedrich von Never <friedrich@fornever.me>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 TruePath contributors <friedrich@fornever.me>
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
@@ -91,7 +91,18 @@ public void ReadKind_IsSymlink()
 
         var tempDirectoryInfo = Path.GetTempPath();
 
-        Directory.CreateSymbolicLink(currentDirectory, tempDirectoryInfo);
+        try
+        {
+            Directory.CreateSymbolicLink(currentDirectory, tempDirectoryInfo);
+        }
+        catch (IOException e) when (OperatingSystem.IsWindows() && !Utils.RunsOnCi())
+        {
+            if (e.Message.Contains("privilege") && (e.StackTrace?.Contains("CreateSymbolicLink") ?? false))
+            {
+                Assert.Skip("Tests involving symlink creation require elevated privileges on Windows, as this is enforced at the OS level.");
+            }
+            else throw;
+        }
 
         // Act
         var kind = localPath.ReadKind();
diff --git a/TruePath.Tests/LocalPathTests.cs b/TruePath.Tests/LocalPathTests.cs
index 716f01a..baeeb3d 100644
--- a/TruePath.Tests/LocalPathTests.cs
+++ b/TruePath.Tests/LocalPathTests.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Friedrich von Never <friedrich@fornever.me>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 TruePath contributors <friedrich@fornever.me>
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
-
 namespace TruePath.Tests;
 
 public class LocalPathTests(ITestOutputHelper output)
diff --git a/TruePath.Tests/NormalizationTests.cs b/TruePath.Tests/NormalizationTests.cs
index 8b6a2d2..227f869 100644
--- a/TruePath.Tests/NormalizationTests.cs
+++ b/TruePath.Tests/NormalizationTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2025 TruePath contributors <https://github.com/ForNeVeR/TruePath>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 TruePath contributors <https://github.com/ForNeVeR/TruePath>
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 using FsCheck.Fluent;
 using FsCheck.Xunit;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace TruePath.Tests;
 
diff --git a/TruePath.Tests/TruePath.Tests.csproj b/TruePath.Tests/TruePath.Tests.csproj
index a550166..fca8ab8 100644
--- a/TruePath.Tests/TruePath.Tests.csproj
+++ b/TruePath.Tests/TruePath.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2025 TruePath contributors <https://github.com/ForNeVeR/TruePath>
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 TruePath contributors <https://github.com/ForNeVeR/TruePath>
 
 SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 -->
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="FsCheck.Xunit" Version="3.3.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="FsCheck.Xunit.v3" Version="3.3.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2025.2.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5">
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
         </PackageReference>
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/TruePath.Tests/Utils.cs b/TruePath.Tests/Utils.cs
index 86b49de..ccc8111 100644
--- a/TruePath.Tests/Utils.cs
+++ b/TruePath.Tests/Utils.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 TruePath contributors <https://github.com/ForNeVeR/TruePath>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 TruePath contributors <https://github.com/ForNeVeR/TruePath>
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ internal static string ToNonCanonicalCase(this string path)
 
         return nonCanonicalPath;
     }
+
+    internal static bool RunsOnCi()
+    {
+        return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CI") is not null;
+    }
 }