diff --git a/examples/Directory.Packages.props b/examples/Directory.Packages.props
index 902efc8cc04..549e1ed325b 100644
--- a/examples/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/examples/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove(Directory.Packages.props, $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..))" />
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Update="System.Text.Json" Version="6.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.4" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Directory.Packages.props b/test/Directory.Packages.props
index 575224321a8..4800f76a845 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/test/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove(Directory.Packages.props, $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..))" />
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Update="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Update="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Coyote" Version="1.7.10" />
   </ItemGroup>