diff --git a/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Dotnet.Script.Core.csproj b/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Dotnet.Script.Core.csproj
index fc33ff5d..6d202df0 100644
--- a/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Dotnet.Script.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Dotnet.Script.Core/Dotnet.Script.Core.csproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="StrongNamer" Version="0.2.5" PrivateAssets="all" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0' ">
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>