diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ff39f31b7d8f..2338e4dcde49 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "nuget/helpers/lib/NuGet.Client"]
 	path = nuget/helpers/lib/NuGet.Client
 	url = https://github.com/NuGet/NuGet.Client
-	branch = release-6.9.x
+	branch = release-6.10.x
diff --git a/nuget/helpers/lib/NuGet.Client b/nuget/helpers/lib/NuGet.Client
index 623fde83a3cd..6970ffe10eff 160000
--- a/nuget/helpers/lib/NuGet.Client
+++ b/nuget/helpers/lib/NuGet.Client
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 623fde83a3cd73cb479ec7fa03866c6116894dbf
+Subproject commit 6970ffe10efff51d43862ea8f8a2ef0170250262