diff --git a/src/dotnet/Directory.Packages.props b/src/dotnet/Directory.Packages.props
index 1ccd529..9c923d7 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/dotnet/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="10.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.23.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.5.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
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