diff --git a/test/Directory.Build.targets b/test/Directory.Build.targets
index c43e87d1..17adeb2e 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/test/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsTestProject)' == 'true'">