diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 914cb3d3e8..387f84cb97 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnicodeInformation" Version="2.6.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnitsNet" Version="5.50.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UTF.Unknown" Version="2.5.1" />
diff --git a/NOTICE.md b/NOTICE.md
index 47cc42776c..833c909c39 100644
--- a/NOTICE.md
+++ b/NOTICE.md
@@ -1364,6 +1364,7 @@ EXHIBIT A -Mozilla Public License.
 - System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData 8.0.0
 - System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 8.0.0
 - System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 8.0.0
+- System.Text.Json 8.0.4
 - UnicodeInformation 2.6.0
 - UnitsNet 5.50.0
 - UTF.Unknown 2.5.1
diff --git a/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj b/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj
index 43aa3999aa..dc530e4e13 100644
--- a/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" />
-	<PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
     <!-- HACK: To align Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll version with PowerToys.Settings.csproj. -->
     <PackageReference Include="StreamJsonRpc" />
     <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
-
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj
index b1543c1e78..4e4bb8f8ad 100644
--- a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" />
     <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj
index 942e9e6050..829fc85cfb 100644
--- a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
index e097b575dd..40fe3bd0de 100644
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" />
     <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj
index 99dd80f63f..58ebacb6a4 100644
--- a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" />
     <PackageReference Include="StreamJsonRpc" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" /> <!-- It's a dependency of Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility. We're adding it here to force it to the version specified in Directory.Packages.props -->
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\GPOWrapper\GPOWrapper.vcxproj" />
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
index f2e9674823..b3c3db3371 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="WPF-UI" />
     <!-- HACK: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is referenced, even if it is not used, to force dll versions to be the same as in other projects. Really only needed since OneNote uses the LazyCache and NLog dependencies, which references older assemblies. -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog">
       <!-- This package is a dependency of Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.EventLog, but we need to set it here so we can exclude the assets, so it doesn't conflict with the 8.0.1 dll coming from .NET SDK. -->
       <ExcludeAssets>runtime</ExcludeAssets> <!-- Should already be present on .net sdk runtime, so we avoid the conflicting runtime version from nuget -->
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
index 03204ca6cd..77afe1c195 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
       <!-- This package is a dependency of System.Management, but we need to set it here so we can exclude the assets, so it doesn't conflict with the 8.0.1 dll coming from .NET SDK. -->
       <ExcludeAssets>runtime</ExcludeAssets> <!-- Should already be present on .net sdk runtime, so we avoid the conflicting runtime version from nuget -->
     </PackageReference>
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj
index 49d8e1503a..a096df09f7 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" />
     <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj
index b1bcbcfb10..1670acb553 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="StreamJsonRpc" />
     <!-- HACK: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is referenced, even if it is not used, to force dll versions to be the same as in other projects. Really only needed since the Experimentation APIs that are added in CI reference some net standard 2.0 assemblies. -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
+    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <!-- Defining the "Msix" ProjectCapability here allows the Single-project MSIX Packaging