diff --git a/src/backend/services/identity-api/Identity.API/Identity.API.csproj b/src/backend/services/identity-api/Identity.API/Identity.API.csproj
index 96b15c4d2..f17ff776d 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/identity-api/Identity.API/Identity.API.csproj
+++ b/src/backend/services/identity-api/Identity.API/Identity.API.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
     <UserSecretsId>fd152246-f7aa-487f-b388-0f4b54e74a67</UserSecretsId>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="3.1.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="3.1.4" />
 
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="4.7.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>