diff --git a/src/SixLabors.Core/SixLabors.Core.csproj b/src/SixLabors.Core/SixLabors.Core.csproj
index 7454cc238..7dd934b2f 100644
--- a/src/SixLabors.Core/SixLabors.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/SixLabors.Core/SixLabors.Core.csproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     </ItemGroup>  
 
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' != 'netcoreapp2.1' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.5.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers" Version="4.4.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.1" />
     </ItemGroup>