diff --git a/src/tasks/MonoTargetsTasks/MonoTargetsTasks.csproj b/src/tasks/MonoTargetsTasks/MonoTargetsTasks.csproj
index a37d59c75ec5ae..9a1fd1a87d8bc5 100644
--- a/src/tasks/MonoTargetsTasks/MonoTargetsTasks.csproj
+++ b/src/tasks/MonoTargetsTasks/MonoTargetsTasks.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Metadata" Version="$(SystemReflectionMetadataVersion)" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <!-- These versions should not be newer than what Visual Studio MSBuild uses -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="$(SystemThreadingTasksExtensionsVersion)" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="5.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.4" PrivateAssets="all" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>