diff --git a/Duplicati/WindowsService/Duplicati.WindowsService.csproj b/Duplicati/WindowsService/Duplicati.WindowsService.csproj
index 0482d4890..c99a1e07c 100644
--- a/Duplicati/WindowsService/Duplicati.WindowsService.csproj
+++ b/Duplicati/WindowsService/Duplicati.WindowsService.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>