diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index fed12e0..c1f64e2 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Abstractions" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Composite" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Physical" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.13.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MinVer" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="NUnit" Version="4.2.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Ramstack.Globbing" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NUnit" Version="4.3.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Ramstack.Globbing" Version="2.3.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a192d6d..c719657 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Ramstack.FileProviders
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileProviders.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileProviders)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.fileproviders)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.fileproviders/blob/main/LICENSE)
+
+`Ramstack.FileProviders` is a collection of lightweight .NET libraries that enhance file handling capabilities in .NET applications,
+building upon `Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders`.
+
 <!-- TOC -->
 * [Ramstack.FileProviders](#ramstackfileproviders)
   * [Projects](#projects)
@@ -22,10 +29,6 @@
   * [License](#license)
 <!-- TOC -->
 
-# Ramstack.FileProviders
-
-`Ramstack.FileProviders` is a collection of lightweight .NET libraries that enhance file handling capabilities in .NET applications,
-building upon `Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders`.
 
 ## Projects
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileProviders/PrefixedFileProvider.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileProviders/PrefixedFileProvider.cs
index 83dd9ac..a63280a 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileProviders/PrefixedFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileProviders/PrefixedFileProvider.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public void Dispose() =>
         if (path.StartsWith(prefix, StringComparison.Ordinal))
             if ((uint)prefix.Length < (uint)path.Length)
                 if (path[prefix.Length] == '/')
-                    return path[prefix.Length..];
+                    return new string(path.AsSpan(prefix.Length));
 
         return null;
     }