diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Controllers/WeatherForecastController.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Controllers/WeatherForecastController.cs
index 2c725ae0a954..b17adf71737b 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Controllers/WeatherForecastController.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Controllers/WeatherForecastController.cs
@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ public async Task<IEnumerable<WeatherForecast>> Get()
                 throw new HttpRequestException($"Invalid status code in the HttpResponseMessage: {response.StatusCode}: {error}");
             }
 
-            var rng = new Random();
             return Enumerable.Range(1, 5).Select(index => new WeatherForecast
             {
                 Date = DateTime.Now.AddDays(index),
-                TemperatureC = rng.Next(-20, 55),
-                Summary = Summaries[rng.Next(Summaries.Length)]
+                TemperatureC = Random.Shared.Next(-20, 55),
+                Summary = Summaries[Random.Shared.Next(Summaries.Length)]
             })
             .ToArray();
         }
@@ -94,12 +93,11 @@ public async Task<IEnumerable<WeatherForecast>> Get()
             HttpContext.VerifyUserHasAnyAcceptedScope(scopeRequiredByApi);
             var user = await _graphServiceClient.Me.Request().GetAsync();
 
-            var rng = new Random();
             return Enumerable.Range(1, 5).Select(index => new WeatherForecast
             {
                 Date = DateTime.Now.AddDays(index),
-                TemperatureC = rng.Next(-20, 55),
-                Summary = Summaries[rng.Next(Summaries.Length)]
+                TemperatureC = Random.Shared.Next(-20, 55),
+                Summary = Summaries[Random.Shared.Next(Summaries.Length)]
             })
             .ToArray();
         }
@@ -116,12 +114,11 @@ public IEnumerable<WeatherForecast> Get()
             HttpContext.VerifyUserHasAnyAcceptedScope(scopeRequiredByApi);
 
 #endif
-            var rng = new Random();
             return Enumerable.Range(1, 5).Select(index => new WeatherForecast
             {
                 Date = DateTime.Now.AddDays(index),
-                TemperatureC = rng.Next(-20, 55),
-                Summary = Summaries[rng.Next(Summaries.Length)]
+                TemperatureC = Random.Shared.Next(-20, 55),
+                Summary = Summaries[Random.Shared.Next(Summaries.Length)]
             })
             .ToArray();
         }