diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 086bb8e4c66..8ff530f4a32 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" Version="3.51.0" />
 
     <!-- SQL Server dependencies -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" Version="160.1000.6" />
 
     <!-- external dependencies -->