diff --git a/samples/tutorials/c#/SLES/SqlServerEFSample/SqlServerEFSample.csproj b/samples/tutorials/c#/SLES/SqlServerEFSample/SqlServerEFSample.csproj
index ded8aa8f1a..449031f6b3 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/c#/SLES/SqlServerEFSample/SqlServerEFSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/tutorials/c#/SLES/SqlServerEFSample/SqlServerEFSample.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="2.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>