diff --git a/generators/dotnetcore/templates/dotnetcore/src/Directory.Packages.props b/generators/dotnetcore/templates/dotnetcore/src/Directory.Packages.props
index e38f82096..8ecc27739 100644
--- a/generators/dotnetcore/templates/dotnetcore/src/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/generators/dotnetcore/templates/dotnetcore/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.console" Version="2.9.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions" Version="8.8.0" />
   	<PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="4.2.0" />
   	<PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions.Json" Version="6.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>