diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/.editorconfig b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/.editorconfig
index a84e56b..33e7631 100644
--- a/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/.editorconfig
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/.editorconfig
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 dotnet_diagnostic.CA1515.severity = none
 dotnet_diagnostic.CA1707.severity = none
 dotnet_diagnostic.CA2201.severity = none
+dotnet_diagnostic.CA2007.severity = none
diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Unit/AsyncLockTests.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Unit/AsyncLockTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0bf26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Unit/AsyncLockTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+namespace StevesBot.Worker.Tests.Unit;
+
+public class AsyncLockTests
+{
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenCalled_ItShouldReturnsNonNullRelease()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+    var releaser = await asyncLock.LockAsync();
+
+    releaser.Should().NotBeNull();
+    releaser.Should().BeAssignableTo<IDisposable>();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenLockIsAcquired_ItShouldForceSubsequentCallsToWait()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+    var lockOneAcquired = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
+    var lockTwoAttempted = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
+    var lockTwoAcquired = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
+
+    async Task FirstLockAction()
+    {
+      using (await asyncLock.LockAsync())
+      {
+        lockOneAcquired.SetResult(true);
+        await lockTwoAttempted.Task;
+        await Task.Delay(100);
+      }
+    }
+
+    async Task SecondLockAction()
+    {
+      await lockOneAcquired.Task;
+      lockTwoAttempted.SetResult(true);
+      using (await asyncLock.LockAsync())
+      {
+        lockTwoAcquired.SetResult(true);
+      }
+    }
+
+    var taskOne = FirstLockAction();
+    var taskTwo = SecondLockAction();
+
+    await Task.WhenAll(taskOne, Task.WhenAny(taskTwo, Task.Delay(500)));
+
+    lockOneAcquired.Task.IsCompleted.Should().BeTrue();
+    lockTwoAttempted.Task.IsCompleted.Should().BeTrue();
+    lockTwoAcquired.Task.IsCompleted.Should().BeTrue();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenReleaserIsDisposed_ItShouldAllowAnotherLockAcquisition()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+
+    var releaser = await asyncLock.LockAsync();
+    releaser.Dispose();
+
+    IDisposable? newReleaser = null;
+    var act = async () => newReleaser = await asyncLock.LockAsync();
+
+    await act.Should().NotThrowAsync();
+    newReleaser.Should().NotBeNull();
+    newReleaser.Dispose();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenCalledWithCancellationTokenAndTokenIsCancelled_ItShouldThrowOperationCanceledException()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+    using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+    var initialReleaser = await asyncLock.LockAsync();
+
+    async Task<IDisposable> Act()
+    {
+      return await asyncLock.LockAsync(cts.Token);
+    }
+
+    var lockTask = Act();
+    await Task.Delay(100);
+    await cts.CancelAsync();
+
+    var act = () => lockTask;
+    await act.Should().ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>();
+
+    initialReleaser.Dispose();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenCalledWithAlreadyCancelledToken_ItShouldThrowOperationCanceledException()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+    using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+    await cts.CancelAsync();
+
+    var act = async () => await asyncLock.LockAsync(cts.Token);
+
+    await act.Should().ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task Dispose_WhenCalled_ItShouldDisposeSemaphore()
+  {
+    var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+
+    asyncLock.Dispose();
+
+    var act = () => asyncLock.LockAsync();
+
+    await act.Should().ThrowAsync<ObjectDisposedException>();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public void Dispose_WhenCalledMultipleTimes_ItShouldNotThrow()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+
+    var act = () =>
+    {
+      asyncLock.Dispose();
+      asyncLock.Dispose();
+    };
+
+    act.Should().NotThrow();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenCalledAfterDispose_ItShouldThrowObjectDisposedException()
+  {
+    var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+    asyncLock.Dispose();
+
+    var act = () => asyncLock.LockAsync();
+
+    await act.Should().ThrowAsync<ObjectDisposedException>();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenCalled_ItShouldOnlyAllowConcurrentAccessToOneThread()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+    var concurrentAccessCount = 0;
+    var maxConcurrentAccessCount = 0;
+    const int numberOfTasks = 10;
+    var tasks = new Task[numberOfTasks];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < numberOfTasks; i++)
+    {
+      tasks[i] = Task.Run(async () =>
+      {
+        using (await asyncLock.LockAsync())
+        {
+          Interlocked.Increment(ref concurrentAccessCount);
+          maxConcurrentAccessCount = Math.Max(maxConcurrentAccessCount, concurrentAccessCount);
+          await Task.Delay(20);
+          Interlocked.Decrement(ref concurrentAccessCount);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+
+    maxConcurrentAccessCount.Should().Be(1);
+    concurrentAccessCount.Should().Be(0);
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public async Task LockAsync_WhenCalled_ItShouldPreventRaceConditionsInHighContentionScenario()
+  {
+    using var asyncLock = new AsyncLock();
+    var sharedResource = 0;
+    const int numberOfIterations = 10;
+    const int numberOfTasks = 10;
+    var tasks = new Task[numberOfTasks];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < numberOfTasks; i++)
+    {
+      tasks[i] = Task.Run(async () =>
+      {
+        for (var j = 0; j < numberOfIterations; j++)
+        {
+          using (await asyncLock.LockAsync())
+          {
+            var temp = sharedResource;
+            await Task.Delay(1);
+            sharedResource = temp + 1;
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+
+    sharedResource.Should().Be(numberOfTasks * numberOfIterations);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Unit/DiscordEventTests.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Unit/DiscordEventTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7390fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Unit/DiscordEventTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+namespace StevesBot.Worker.Tests.Unit;
+
+public class DiscordEventTests
+{
+  [Fact]
+  public void Constructor_WhenCalled_ItShouldCreateInstance()
+  {
+    var e = new DiscordEvent();
+
+    e.Should().NotBeNull();
+    e.Should().BeOfType<DiscordEvent>();
+    e.OpCode.Should().Be(0);
+    e.Sequence.Should().BeNull();
+    e.Type.Should().BeNull();
+    e.Data.Should().BeNull();
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public void Constructor_WhenCalledWithParameters_ItShouldCreateInstance()
+  {
+    var opCode = 1;
+    var sequence = 2;
+    var type = "test";
+    var data = new object();
+
+    var e = new DiscordEvent
+    {
+      OpCode = opCode,
+      Sequence = sequence,
+      Type = type,
+      Data = data,
+    };
+
+    e.Should().NotBeNull();
+    e.Should().BeOfType<DiscordEvent>();
+    e.OpCode.Should().Be(opCode);
+    e.Sequence.Should().Be(sequence);
+    e.Type.Should().Be(type);
+    e.Data.Should().BeSameAs(data);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Usings.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Usings.cs
index a1cf763..f34706e 100644
--- a/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Usings.cs
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker.Tests/Usings.cs
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-global using StevesBot.Worker.Discord;
\ No newline at end of file
+global using StevesBot.Worker.Discord;
+global using StevesBot.Worker.Discord.Events;
+global using StevesBot.Worker.Threading;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientException.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientException.cs
index 791cd04..62803d8 100644
--- a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientException.cs
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientException.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace StevesBot.Worker.Discord;
 
-internal class DiscordClientException : Exception
+internal sealed class DiscordClientException : Exception
 {
   public DiscordClientException()
   {
diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientOptions.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientOptions.cs
index 885d548..130390d 100644
--- a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientOptions.cs
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/DiscordClientOptions.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 namespace StevesBot.Worker.Discord;
 
-internal class DiscordClientOptions
+internal sealed class DiscordClientOptions
 {
   public string ApiUrl { get; init; } = string.Empty;
   public string AppToken { get; init; } = string.Empty;
   public int Intents { get; init; }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEvent.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEvent.cs
index 7ac4ff8..749bccb 100644
--- a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEvent.cs
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEvent.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ namespace StevesBot.Worker.Discord.Events;
 internal record DiscordEvent
 {
   [JsonPropertyName("op")]
-  public int Op { get; init; }
+  public int OpCode { get; init; }
 
   [JsonPropertyName("s")]
   public int? Sequence { get; init; }
diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEventConverter.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEventConverter.cs
index 8426030..da3f641 100644
--- a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEventConverter.cs
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/DiscordEventConverter.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace StevesBot.Worker.Discord.Events;
 
-internal class DiscordEventConverter : JsonConverter<DiscordEvent>
+internal sealed class DiscordEventConverter : JsonConverter<DiscordEvent>
 {
   private const string OpPropertyName = "op";
 
diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/HelloDiscordEvent.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/HelloDiscordEvent.cs
index 689442f..732cf78 100644
--- a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/HelloDiscordEvent.cs
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Discord/Events/HelloDiscordEvent.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 namespace StevesBot.Worker.Discord.Events;
 
-internal record HelloDiscordEvent : DiscordEvent
+internal sealed record HelloDiscordEvent : DiscordEvent
 {
   [JsonPropertyName("d")]
   public new HelloData? Data { get; init; }
 }
 
-internal record HelloData
+internal sealed record HelloData
 {
   [JsonPropertyName("heartbeat_interval")]
   public int HeartbeatInterval { get; init; }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/AsyncLock.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/AsyncLock.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..528122f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/AsyncLock.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+namespace StevesBot.Worker.Threading;
+
+internal sealed class AsyncLock : IAsyncLock
+{
+  private readonly SemaphoreSlim _semaphore = new(1, 1);
+  private bool _disposed;
+
+  public async Task<IDisposable> LockAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+  {
+    await _semaphore.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+    return new LockReleaser(_semaphore);
+  }
+
+  public void Dispose()
+  {
+    if (_disposed)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    _semaphore.Dispose();
+    _disposed = true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/IAsyncLock.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/IAsyncLock.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..175b773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/IAsyncLock.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace StevesBot.Worker.Threading;
+
+internal interface IAsyncLock : IDisposable
+{
+  Task<IDisposable> LockAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
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diff --git a/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/LockReleaser.cs b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/LockReleaser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a530b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StevesBot.Worker/Threading/LockReleaser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+namespace StevesBot.Worker.Threading;
+
+internal sealed class LockReleaser : IDisposable
+{
+  private readonly SemaphoreSlim _semaphore;
+  private bool _released;
+
+  public LockReleaser(SemaphoreSlim semaphore)
+  {
+    _semaphore = semaphore;
+  }
+
+  public void Dispose()
+  {
+    if (_released)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    _semaphore.Release();
+    _released = true;
+  }
+}
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