diff --git a/src/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP.csproj b/src/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP.csproj
index d0540753..0ca3612e 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP.csproj
+++ b/src/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP/Altinn.Common.PEP.csproj
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Altinn.Authorization.ABAC" Version="0.0.8" />
     <!-- More about this dependency in issue #5706 -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="6.0.33" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="8.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">