diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/CHANGELOG.md
index 00902517b3..90a29a6b95 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@
 * Drop support for .NET 6 as this target is no longer supported and add .NET 8 target.
   ([#2125](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2125))
 
-* Lowered the `System.Text.Json` reference to `4.7.2` for runtimes older than
-  `net8.0` and added a direct reference for `System.Text.Json` at `8.0.5` on
-  `net8.0` in response to
-  [CVE-2024-43485](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43485).
-  ([#2197](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2197),
-  [#2199](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2199))
+* Removed the unused `System.Text.Json` reference.
+  ([#2209](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2209))
 
 ## 1.3.0-beta.2
 
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS.csproj b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS.csproj
index 71d20fd056..a9ab877267 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS.csproj
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.AWS.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <TargetFrameworks Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'">$(TargetFrameworks);$(NetFrameworkMinimumSupportedVersion)</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>OpenTelemetry extensions for AWS.</Description>
     <MinVerTagPrefix>Instrumentation.AWS-</MinVerTagPrefix>
-    <SystemTextJsonMinimumRequiredPkgVer>$(SystemTextJsonMinimumOutOfBandPkgVer)</SystemTextJsonMinimumRequiredPkgVer>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
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diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ed332ed84..1a1de86b04 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@
 * Drop support for .NET 6 as this target is no longer supported and add .NET 8 target.
   ([#2172](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2172))
 
-* Lowered the `System.Text.Json` reference to `4.7.2` for runtimes older than
+* Bumped the `System.Text.Json` reference to `6.0.10` for runtimes older than
   `net8.0` and added a direct reference for `System.Text.Json` at `8.0.5` on
   `net8.0` in response to
   [CVE-2024-43485](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43485).
-  ([#2197](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2197),
-  [#2199](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2199))
+  ([#2197](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2197))
 
 * Removed the `System.Net.Http` package reference from all targets.
-  ([#2197](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/2197))
+  ([#2197](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/2197))
 
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.2
 
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS.csproj b/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS.csproj
index c6b076ad61..dc886777ef 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS.csproj
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS/OpenTelemetry.Sampler.AWS.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <TargetFrameworks Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'">$(TargetFrameworks);$(NetFrameworkMinimumSupportedVersion)</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>OpenTelemetry remote sampler for AWS X-Ray.</Description>
     <MinVerTagPrefix>Sampler.AWS-</MinVerTagPrefix>
-    <SystemTextJsonMinimumRequiredPkgVer>$(SystemTextJsonMinimumOutOfBandPkgVer)</SystemTextJsonMinimumRequiredPkgVer>
+    <SystemTextJsonMinimumRequiredPkgVer>$(SystemTextJsonLatestNet6OutOfBandPkgVer)</SystemTextJsonMinimumRequiredPkgVer>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
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