diff --git a/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/app_helloworld/Hello.csproj b/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/app_helloworld/Hello.csproj
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+++ b/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/app_helloworld/Hello.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/app_helloworld/Program.cs b/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/app_helloworld/Program.cs
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+++ b/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/app_helloworld/Program.cs
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+Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
diff --git a/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/task.yaml b/tests/spread/integration/dotnet-runtime-9.0/task.yaml
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+summary: Integration tests for .NET 9 Runtime 
+
+execute: |
+  # install slices
+  rootfs="$(install-slices dotnet-runtime-9.0_libs base-files_base bash_bins coreutils_directory-listing)"
+  mv $rootfs/usr/lib/dotnet/dotnet9 $rootfs/usr/lib/dotnet/dotnet
+  ln -s ../lib/dotnet/dotnet $rootfs/usr/bin/dotnet
+
+  # smoking test the .NET runtime
+  chroot "$rootfs" /usr/bin/dotnet --info
+
+  # preparing the test data
+  apt update && apt install -y dotnet-sdk-9.0
+  cp -r app_helloworld $rootfs/app_helloworld
+  cp -r app_helloworld $rootfs/app_helloworld-self-contained
+  # chroot "$rootfs" dotnet publish /dotnet/tests/app_helloworld/src/Hello.csproj --no-self-contained
+  # chroot "$rootfs" dotnet publish /dotnet/tests/app_helloworld-self-contained/src/Hello.csproj --self-contained
+  dotnet publish $rootfs/app_helloworld/Hello.csproj --no-self-contained
+  dotnet publish $rootfs/app_helloworld-self-contained/Hello.csproj --self-contained
+
+  mkdir -p "${rootfs}"/proc
+  mount --bind /proc "${rootfs}"/proc
+
+  # test the helloworld app
+  chroot "$rootfs" dotnet /app_helloworld/bin/Release/net9.0/Hello.dll
+
+  # test the helloworld self-contained app
+  for dll in $(ls /app_helloworld-self-contained/bin/Release/net9.0/linux-*/Hello.dll); do
+    chroot "$rootfs" dotnet $dll
+  done