diff --git a/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR/generatingahash/generatingahash.vbproj b/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR/generatingahash/generatingahash.vbproj
index 872e6cb886e7e..e81d7b11217e7 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR/generatingahash/generatingahash.vbproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_CLR/generatingahash/generatingahash.vbproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" Version="4.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" Version="7.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>