diff --git a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj
index c775e567c77..6def03be644 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.1.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>