diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index acd52ae7d72..b554cb962f1 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.14.28" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="18.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Analyzers" Version="3.11.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Common" Version="4.7.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" />