diff --git a/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index b92c5c1a..df2e5f98 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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         <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="$(AkkaVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XunitRunneVisualstudio)">
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index 16f30391..0dd9b888 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="$(AkkaVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.0" />