diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows.csproj b/src/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows.csproj
index 6503c7fa7b..6c9e43a3f4 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows.csproj
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows/BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
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   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.0.2" PrivateAssets="contentfiles;analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.8" PrivateAssets="contentfiles;analyzers" />
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diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/BenchmarkDotNet.csproj b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/BenchmarkDotNet.csproj
index 12eeb1651a..799d5dc3b6 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/BenchmarkDotNet.csproj
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/BenchmarkDotNet.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.0.2" PrivateAssets="contentfiles;analyzers" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.8" PrivateAssets="contentfiles;analyzers" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions" Version="3.1.6" />
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