diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Dependent.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Dependent.cs
index 30c7bf0aa..53a8cdf27 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Dependent.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Dependent.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class Dependent
     {
-        public int DependencyFilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int DependencyFilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList DependencyFilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public int DependentFilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int DependentFilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList DependentFilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs
index d3a339093..1f6e6c67d 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs
@@ -7,24 +7,25 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class FilterList
     {
-        public int Id { get; private set; }
-        public string Name { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public string? Description { get; private set; }
-        public int? LicenseId { get; private set; }
-        public License? License { get; private set; }
+        // TODO: use private setters on all entity props after System.Text.Json supports seeding in net5.0
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string? Description { get; set; }
+        public int? LicenseId { get; set; }
+        public License? License { get; set; }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListSyntax> FilterListSyntaxes { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListSyntax>();
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListLanguage> FilterListLanguages { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListLanguage>();
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListTag> FilterListTags { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListTag>();
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListViewUrl> ViewUrls { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListViewUrl>();
-        public Uri? HomeUrl { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? OnionUrl { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? PolicyUrl { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? SubmissionUrl { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? IssuesUrl { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? ForumUrl { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? ChatUrl { get; private set; }
-        public string? EmailAddress { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? DonateUrl { get; private set; }
+        public Uri? HomeUrl { get; set; }
+        public Uri? OnionUrl { get; set; }
+        public Uri? PolicyUrl { get; set; }
+        public Uri? SubmissionUrl { get; set; }
+        public Uri? IssuesUrl { get; set; }
+        public Uri? ForumUrl { get; set; }
+        public Uri? ChatUrl { get; set; }
+        public string? EmailAddress { get; set; }
+        public Uri? DonateUrl { get; set; }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListMaintainer> FilterListMaintainers { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListMaintainer>();
         public IReadOnlyCollection<Fork> UpstreamFilterLists { get; private set; } = new HashSet<Fork>();
         public IReadOnlyCollection<Fork> ForkFilterLists { get; private set; } = new HashSet<Fork>();
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListLanguage.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListLanguage.cs
index 89da050b5..c8b6b15c7 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListLanguage.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListLanguage.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class FilterListLanguage
     {
-        public int FilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int FilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList FilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public string Iso6391 { get; private set; } = null!;
+        public string Iso6391 { get; set; } = null!;
         public Language Language { get; private set; } = null!;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListMaintainer.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListMaintainer.cs
index a150d02ba..e3318b83c 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListMaintainer.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListMaintainer.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class FilterListMaintainer
     {
-        public int FilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int FilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList FilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public int MaintainerId { get; private set; }
+        public int MaintainerId { get; set; }
         public Maintainer Maintainer { get; private set; } = null!;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListSyntax.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListSyntax.cs
index bf58dd631..971ac3d36 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListSyntax.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListSyntax.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class FilterListSyntax
     {
-        public int FilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int FilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList FilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public int SyntaxId { get; private set; }
+        public int SyntaxId { get; set; }
         public Syntax Syntax { get; private set; } = null!;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListTag.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListTag.cs
index 878b7fc4e..709c1bfbb 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListTag.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListTag.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class FilterListTag
     {
-        public int FilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int FilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList FilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public int TagId { get; private set; }
+        public int TagId { get; set; }
         public Tag Tag { get; private set; } = null!;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListViewUrl.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListViewUrl.cs
index ac3594c0e..c25f3b937 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListViewUrl.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterListViewUrl.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class FilterListViewUrl
     {
-        public int SegmentNumber { get; private set; }
-        public int Primariness { get; private set; }
-        public Uri Url { get; private set; } = null!;
+        public int SegmentNumber { get; set; }
+        public int Primariness { get; set; }
+        public Uri Url { get; set; } = null!;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Fork.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Fork.cs
index 91242ff2d..0ceac733d 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Fork.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Fork.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class Fork
     {
-        public int UpstreamFilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int UpstreamFilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList UpstreamFilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public int ForkFilterListId { get; private set; }
+        public int ForkFilterListId { get; set; }
         public FilterList ForkFilterList { get; private set; } = null!;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs
index e15c290c7..028cab568 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class Language
     {
-        public string Iso6391 { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public string Name { get; private set; } = null!;
+        public string Iso6391 { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListLanguage> FilterListLanguages { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListLanguage>();
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs
index 3d4386b66..54f8f0858 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class License
     {
-        public int Id { get; private set; }
-        public string Name { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public string? GitHubKey { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? Url { get; private set; }
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string? GitHubKey { get; set; }
+        public Uri? Url { get; set; }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterList> FilterLists { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterList>();
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs
index 47f168287..36a24fad3 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class Maintainer
     {
-        public int Id { get; private set; }
-        public string Name { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public Uri? Url { get; private set; }
-        public string? EmailAddress { get; private set; }
-        public string? TwitterHandle { get; private set; }
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
+        public Uri? Url { get; set; }
+        public string? EmailAddress { get; set; }
+        public string? TwitterHandle { get; set; }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListMaintainer> FilterListMaintainers { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListMaintainer>();
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs
index c7695f4e3..2f00aa40d 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class Software
     {
-        public int Id { get; private set; }
-        public string Name { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public string? Description { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? HomeUrl { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? DownloadUrl { get; private set; }
-        public bool SupportsAbpUrlScheme { get; private set; }
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string? Description { get; set; }
+        public Uri? HomeUrl { get; set; }
+        public Uri? DownloadUrl { get; set; }
+        public bool SupportsAbpUrlScheme { get; set; }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<SoftwareSyntax> SoftwareSyntaxes { get; private set; } = new HashSet<SoftwareSyntax>();
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/SoftwareSyntax.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/SoftwareSyntax.cs
index 1f5f27730..a5fd19f87 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/SoftwareSyntax.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/SoftwareSyntax.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class SoftwareSyntax
     {
-        public int SoftwareId { get; private set; }
+        public int SoftwareId { get; set; }
         public Software Software { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public int SyntaxId { get; private set; }
+        public int SyntaxId { get; set; }
         public Syntax Syntax { get; private set; } = null!;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs
index 38520951e..18179aba5 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class Syntax
     {
-        public int Id { get; private set; }
-        public string Name { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public string? Description { get; private set; }
-        public Uri? Url { get; private set; }
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string? Description { get; set; }
+        public Uri? Url { get; set; }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListSyntax> FilterListSyntaxes { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListSyntax>();
         public IReadOnlyCollection<SoftwareSyntax> SoftwareSyntaxes { get; private set; } = new HashSet<SoftwareSyntax>();
     }
diff --git a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs
index 7b3076a84..377d41b37 100644
--- a/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs
+++ b/services/directory/src/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities
 {
     public class Tag
     {
-        public int Id { get; private set; }
-        public string Name { get; private set; } = null!;
-        public string? Description { get; private set; }
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string? Description { get; set; }
         public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListTag> FilterListTags { get; private set; } = new HashSet<FilterListTag>();
     }