diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 838ccf04..6be810da 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.PgVector" Version="$(SemanticKernelVersion)-preview" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="10.0.202" />
     <!-- Pin to patched versions; NuGet.Protocol 6.12.5+ fixes GHSA-g4vj-cjjj-v7hg (pulled in by Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design) -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Packaging" Version="6.12.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Packaging" Version="7.3.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NuGet.Protocol" Version="6.12.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.23.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="10.0.2" />