diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/AbstractArchive.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/AbstractArchive.cs
index 7d89067f..1e4b353b 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/AbstractArchive.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/AbstractArchive.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract partial class AbstractArchive<TEntry, TVolume> : IArchive, IAsyn
     internal AbstractArchive(ArchiveType type)
     {
         Type = type;
-        ReaderOptions = new();
+        ReaderOptions = ReaderOptions.Default;
         _lazyVolumes = new LazyReadOnlyCollection<TVolume>(Enumerable.Empty<TVolume>());
         _lazyEntries = new LazyReadOnlyCollection<TEntry>(Enumerable.Empty<TEntry>());
         _lazyVolumesAsync = new LazyAsyncReadOnlyCollection<TVolume>(
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json b/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
index 03c03a9a..e82196f8 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@
     "net10.0": {
       "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[10.0.5, )",
-        "resolved": "10.0.5",
-        "contentHash": "A+5ZuQ0f449tM+MQrhf6R9ZX7lYpjk/ODEwLYKrnF6111rtARx8fVsm4YznUnQiKnnXfaXNBqgxmil6RW3L3SA=="
+        "requested": "[10.0.6, )",
+        "resolved": "10.0.6",
+        "contentHash": "QKuvS0LWX4fjFqeDkyM7Kqt8P3wYTiPD4nwU+9y59n0sCiG714fxDgbbN82vDnzq89AF/PiHl92TP2C4aFDUQA=="
       },
       "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@
     "net8.0": {
       "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[8.0.25, )",
-        "resolved": "8.0.25",
-        "contentHash": "sqX4nmBft05ivqKvUT4nxaN8rT3apCLt9SWFkfRrQPwra1zPwFknQAw1lleuMCKOCLvVmOWwrC2iPSm9RiXZUg=="
+        "requested": "[8.0.26, )",
+        "resolved": "8.0.26",
+        "contentHash": "o7/yVssM2r9Wyln2s9edBd5ANZXqdSdBI+g7JqXkyJmXrhs2WsJp25K5yPnYrTgdKBCjKB8bg+O2oew4sgzFaA=="
       },
       "Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies": {
         "type": "Direct",
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/TarBenchmarks.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/TarBenchmarks.cs
index 67abff6a..634f3940 100644
--- a/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/TarBenchmarks.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/TarBenchmarks.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class TarBenchmarks : ArchiveBenchmarkBase
         using var stream = new MemoryStream(_tarBytes);
         using var archive = TarArchive.OpenArchive(
             stream,
-            new ReaderOptions().WithProviders(
+            ReaderOptions.ForExternalStream.WithProviders(
                 CompressionProviderRegistry.Empty.With(new SystemGZipCompressionProvider())
             )
         );
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class TarBenchmarks : ArchiveBenchmarkBase
         using var stream = new MemoryStream(_tarBytes);
         using var reader = ReaderFactory.OpenReader(
             stream,
-            new ReaderOptions().WithProviders(
+            ReaderOptions.ForExternalStream.WithProviders(
                 CompressionProviderRegistry.Empty.With(new SystemGZipCompressionProvider())
             )
         );
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/ZipBenchmarks.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/ZipBenchmarks.cs
index bd818853..c5b3e090 100644
--- a/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/ZipBenchmarks.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Performance/Benchmarks/ZipBenchmarks.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class ZipBenchmarks : ArchiveBenchmarkBase
         using var stream = new MemoryStream(_archiveBytes);
         using var archive = ZipArchive.OpenArchive(
             stream,
-            new ReaderOptions().WithProviders(
+            ReaderOptions.ForExternalStream.WithProviders(
                 CompressionProviderRegistry.Empty.With(new SystemDeflateCompressionProvider())
             )
         );
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class ZipBenchmarks : ArchiveBenchmarkBase
         using var stream = new MemoryStream(_archiveBytes);
         using var reader = ReaderFactory.OpenReader(
             stream,
-            new ReaderOptions().WithProviders(
+            ReaderOptions.ForExternalStream.WithProviders(
                 CompressionProviderRegistry.Empty.With(new SystemDeflateCompressionProvider())
             )
         );
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/SevenZip/SevenZipArchiveTests.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/SevenZip/SevenZipArchiveTests.cs
index c06fee78..59c6b004 100644
--- a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/SevenZip/SevenZipArchiveTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/SevenZip/SevenZipArchiveTests.cs
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ public class SevenZipArchiveTests : ArchiveTests
 
     [Fact]
     public void SevenZipArchive_LZMA2_EXE_StreamRead() =>
-        ArchiveStreamRead(new SevenZipFactory(), "7Zip.LZMA2.exe", new() { LookForHeader = true });
+        ArchiveStreamRead(new SevenZipFactory(), "7Zip.LZMA2.exe", ReaderOptions.ForExternalStream.WithLookForHeader(true));
 
     [Fact]
     public void SevenZipArchive_LZMA2_EXE_PathRead() =>
-        ArchiveFileRead("7Zip.LZMA2.exe", new() { LookForHeader = true }, new SevenZipFactory());
+        ArchiveFileRead("7Zip.LZMA2.exe", ReaderOptions.ForFilePath.WithLookForHeader(true), new SevenZipFactory());
 
     [Fact]
     public void SevenZipArchive_LZMA2AES_StreamRead() =>