diff --git a/src/Core/Core.csproj b/src/Core/Core.csproj
index 52f8140bb3..416991ac76 100644
--- a/src/Core/Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Core/Core.csproj
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" Version="3.42.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.NotificationHubs" Version="4.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.1" />
-    <!-- 
-      Azure.Identity is an explicit version bump for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
-      it can be removed once Microsoft.Data.SqlClient bumps their dependency past 1.12.0+
-     -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Cosmos" Version="1.6.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="8.0.0" />