diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/cds/cs/Project.csproj b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/cds/cs/Project.csproj
index 2b61c2e984ef8..4cd82bdde67a3 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/cds/cs/Project.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/cds/cs/Project.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/lazy/cs/Project.csproj b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/lazy/cs/Project.csproj
index 878e38824d818..8d2a6330932e4 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/lazy/cs/Project.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Misc/lazy/cs/Project.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
     <TargetFrameworks>net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>