diff --git a/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Authentication/ApiKeyAuthenticationProviderTests.cs b/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Authentication/ApiKeyAuthenticationProviderTests.cs
index f9e236fe..b6270109 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Authentication/ApiKeyAuthenticationProviderTests.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Authentication/ApiKeyAuthenticationProviderTests.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public void DefensiveProgramming() {
         Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => new ApiKeyAuthenticationProvider("key", null, ApiKeyAuthenticationProvider.KeyLocation.Header));
 
         var value = new ApiKeyAuthenticationProvider("key", "param", ApiKeyAuthenticationProvider.KeyLocation.Header);
-        Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentNullException>(async () => await value.AuthenticateRequestAsync(null));
+        Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentNullException>(() => value.AuthenticateRequestAsync(null));
     }
     [Fact]
     public async Task AddsInHeader() {
diff --git a/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj b/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
index aa233587..69be3398 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <!-- We need Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel for net framework execution in linux environments https://github.com/microsoft/vstest/issues/2469-->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel" Version="17.7.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.69" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.5.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.3">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>