diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 3290fc8f0e..71e6e55b62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ image::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/tinkerpop/master/docs/static/ima
 * Fixed bug in `IndexStep` which prevented Java serialization due to non-serializable lambda usage by creating serializable function classes.
 * Fixed bug in `Operator` which was caused only a single method parameter to be Collection type checked instead of all parameters.
 * Support hot reloading of SSL certificates.
+* Changed `gremlin-net` so that System.Text.Json is only listed as an explicit dependency when it is not available from the framework.
 
 [[release-3-7-3]]
 === TinkerPop 3.7.3 (October 23, 2024)
diff --git a/gremlin-dotnet/src/Gremlin.Net/Gremlin.Net.csproj b/gremlin-dotnet/src/Gremlin.Net/Gremlin.Net.csproj
index 9031e100d7..df9cac5be7 100644
--- a/gremlin-dotnet/src/Gremlin.Net/Gremlin.Net.csproj
+++ b/gremlin-dotnet/src/Gremlin.Net/Gremlin.Net.csproj
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ NOTE that versions suffixed with "-rc" are considered release candidates (i.e. p
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="8.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="8.5.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
     
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@ NOTE that versions suffixed with "-rc" are considered release candidates (i.e. p
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>