diff --git a/Samples/JourneyAcrossTheBridge_Build2017Edition/Step5/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasks.csproj b/Samples/JourneyAcrossTheBridge_Build2017Edition/Step5/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasks.csproj
index 9b1c2799..48895718 100644
--- a/Samples/JourneyAcrossTheBridge_Build2017Edition/Step5/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasks.csproj
+++ b/Samples/JourneyAcrossTheBridge_Build2017Edition/Step5/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasks.csproj
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
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     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform">
-      <Version>5.2.3</Version>
+      <Version>5.2.4</Version>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '' or '$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '14.0' ">