diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests.csproj b/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests.csproj
index b27955c558..7377357811 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests.csproj
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests.csproj
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- CsWinRT properties -->
diff --git a/src/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Directory.Packages.props
index a1e2af6d9c..6a42f20e99 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+    <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
     <!--
     !!! Remove or update this on the next Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT package version update. !!!
     -->
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Private.Uri" Version="4.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" Version="8.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Security.Principal.Windows" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.6" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.4.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.5" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.csproj
index 2859bf255d..a1c25865f2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.csproj
@@ -43,12 +43,9 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK" GeneratePathProperty="true">
       <ExcludeAssets>contentFiles</ExcludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(WinGetCsWinRTEmbedded)'!='true'">
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests.csproj
index b0b2c84df4..38f1617bf4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests/Microsoft.Management.Configuration.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Private.Uri" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/src/WinGetSourceCreator/WinGetSourceCreator.csproj b/src/WinGetSourceCreator/WinGetSourceCreator.csproj
index ee10cf34a9..79635e7e74 100644
--- a/src/WinGetSourceCreator/WinGetSourceCreator.csproj
+++ b/src/WinGetSourceCreator/WinGetSourceCreator.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Msix.Utils" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests.csproj b/src/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests.csproj
index afdc951f23..03037a1a99 100644
--- a/src/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests/WinGetUtilInterop.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Msix.Utils" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" />
     <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" />