diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 2c3343a4c7c..5913cd4bb18 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" Version="3.44.1" />
 
     <!-- SQL Server dependencies -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" Version="160.1000.6" />
 
     <!-- external dependencies -->