diff --git a/src/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET.csproj b/src/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET.csproj
index 4c5436e5b..4848fe0b9 100644
--- a/src/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET.csproj
+++ b/src/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET/IO.Ably.Tests.DotNET.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net7.0</TargetFrameworks>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="9.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="RichardSzalay.MockHttp" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.1.118" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.4.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.5.0" />