diff --git a/lang/csharp/src/apache/msbuild/Avro.msbuild.csproj b/lang/csharp/src/apache/msbuild/Avro.msbuild.csproj
index 2383de27978..c9eea16101b 100644
--- a/lang/csharp/src/apache/msbuild/Avro.msbuild.csproj
+++ b/lang/csharp/src/apache/msbuild/Avro.msbuild.csproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="15.6.82" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="15.6.82" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.4.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net461'">