diff --git a/benchmarks/Dapper.Tests.Performance/Dapper.Tests.Performance.csproj b/benchmarks/Dapper.Tests.Performance/Dapper.Tests.Performance.csproj
index 0b05c7021..2b3f42357 100644
--- a/benchmarks/Dapper.Tests.Performance/Dapper.Tests.Performance.csproj
+++ b/benchmarks/Dapper.Tests.Performance/Dapper.Tests.Performance.csproj
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" VersionOverride="9.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" VersionOverride="8.0.12" />
     <PackageReference Include="Norm.net" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'">