diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index dc3da890ce4..0779ae14c0a 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <!-- Overwrite XUnitVersion/XUnitAnalyzersVersion/XUnitRunnerConsoleVersion/XUnitRunnerVisualStudioVersion/MicrosoftTestingPlatformVersion that comes from the Arcade SDK to be in sync as Arcade doesn't use a live Arcade SDK.
          Keep in sync with DefaultVersions.props. -->
     <XUnitVersion>2.9.3</XUnitVersion>
-    <XUnitV3Version>3.2.2</XUnitV3Version>
+    <XUnitV3Version>4.0.0-pre.81</XUnitV3Version>
     <XUnitAnalyzersVersion>1.22.0</XUnitAnalyzersVersion>
     <XUnitRunnerConsoleVersion>$(XUnitVersion)</XUnitRunnerConsoleVersion>
     <XUnitRunnerVisualStudioVersion>3.1.5</XUnitRunnerVisualStudioVersion>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/DefaultVersions.props b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/DefaultVersions.props
index b56d1efedb2..596510ce2d9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/DefaultVersions.props
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/DefaultVersions.props
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <XUnitRunnerConsoleVersion Condition="'$(XUnitRunnerConsoleVersion)' == ''">$(XUnitVersion)</XUnitRunnerConsoleVersion>
     <XUnitRunnerVisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(XUnitRunnerVisualStudioVersion)' == ''">3.1.5</XUnitRunnerVisualStudioVersion>
 
-    <XUnitV3Version Condition="'$(XUnitV3Version)' == ''">3.2.2</XUnitV3Version>
+    <XUnitV3Version Condition="'$(XUnitV3Version)' == ''">4.0.0-pre.81</XUnitV3Version>
     <MicrosoftTestingPlatformVersion Condition="'$(MicrosoftTestingPlatformVersion)' == ''">1.9.1</MicrosoftTestingPlatformVersion>
 
     <MSTestVersion Condition="'$(MSTestVersion)' == ''">4.1.0</MSTestVersion>