diff --git a/release_notes.md b/release_notes.md
index e28696a801..663fbc17b6 100644
--- a/release_notes.md
+++ b/release_notes.md
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 - Memory allocation optimizations in `ReadLanguageWorkerFile` by reading files in buffered chunks, preventing LOH allocations (#11069)
 - Enhancing the capability to send startup failure logs to AppInsights/Otel. (#11055)
 - Added support for collecting cross-platform perf traces and generating PGO JIT traces (#11062)
+- Memory allocation optimizations in `DependencyHelper.GetExtensionRequirements` (#11022)
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/DependencyInjection/ScriptStartupTypeLocator.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/DependencyInjection/ScriptStartupTypeLocator.cs
index 43c3758c18..4e61811073 100644
--- a/src/WebJobs.Script/DependencyInjection/ScriptStartupTypeLocator.cs
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/DependencyInjection/ScriptStartupTypeLocator.cs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void CollectError(Type extensionType, Version minimumVersion, ExtensionStartupTy
         private ExtensionRequirementsInfo GetExtensionRequirementsInfo()
         {
             ExtensionRequirementsInfo requirementsInfo = _extensionRequirementOptions.Value.Bundles != null || _extensionRequirementOptions.Value.Extensions != null
-                ? new ExtensionRequirementsInfo(_extensionRequirementOptions.Value.Bundles, _extensionRequirementOptions.Value.Extensions)
+                ? new ExtensionRequirementsInfo(_extensionRequirementOptions.Value.Bundles?.ToArray() ?? [], _extensionRequirementOptions.Value.Extensions?.ToArray() ?? [])
                 : DependencyHelper.GetExtensionRequirements();
             return requirementsInfo;
         }
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelper.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelper.cs
index 3f9ed5e932..c6303984f6 100644
--- a/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelper.cs
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelper.cs
@@ -5,32 +5,40 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description.DotNet;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.ExtensionRequirements;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description
 {
     public static class DependencyHelper
     {
         private const string AssemblyNamePrefix = "assembly:";
-        private static readonly Lazy<Dictionary<string, string[]>> _ridGraph = new Lazy<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(BuildRuntimesGraph);
+        private static readonly Assembly ThisAssembly = typeof(DependencyHelper).Assembly;
+        private static readonly string ThisAssemblyName = ThisAssembly.GetName().Name;
+        private static readonly Lazy<Dictionary<string, string[]>> RidGraph = new Lazy<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(BuildRuntimesGraph);
+
         private static string _runtimeIdentifier;
 
         private static Dictionary<string, string[]> BuildRuntimesGraph()
         {
-            var ridGraph = new Dictionary<string, string[]>();
-            string runtimesJson = GetRuntimesGraphJson();
-            var runtimes = (JObject)JObject.Parse(runtimesJson)["runtimes"];
+            using var stream = GetEmbeddedResourceStream("runtimes.json");
+
+            var runtimeGraph = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(stream, RuntimeGraphJsonContext.Default.RuntimeGraph);
 
-            foreach (var runtime in runtimes)
+            if (runtimeGraph is not { Runtimes.Count: > 0 })
             {
-                string[] imports = ((JObject)runtime.Value)["#import"]
-                    ?.Values<string>()
-                    .ToArray();
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to deserialize runtimes graph JSON or runtimes section is empty.");
+            }
+
+            var ridGraph = new Dictionary<string, string[]>(runtimeGraph.Runtimes.Count, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
-                ridGraph.Add(runtime.Key, imports);
+            foreach (var (rid, info) in runtimeGraph.Runtimes)
+            {
+                ridGraph[rid] = info.Imports ?? [];
             }
 
             return ridGraph;
@@ -66,43 +74,43 @@ private static string GetDefaultPlatformRid()
             return rid;
         }
 
-        private static string GetRuntimesGraphJson()
+        private static Stream GetEmbeddedResourceStream(string fileName)
         {
-            return GetResourceFileContents("runtimes.json");
-        }
+            var stream = ThisAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream($"{ThisAssemblyName}.{fileName}");
 
-        private static string GetResourceFileContents(string fileName)
-        {
-            var assembly = typeof(DependencyHelper).Assembly;
-            using (Stream resource = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream($"{assembly.GetName().Name}.{fileName}"))
-            using (var reader = new StreamReader(resource))
-            {
-                return reader.ReadToEnd();
-            }
+            return stream ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"The embedded resource '{ThisAssemblyName}.{fileName}' could not be found.");
         }
 
         internal static Dictionary<string, ScriptRuntimeAssembly> GetRuntimeAssemblies(string assemblyManifestName)
         {
-            string assembliesJson = GetResourceFileContents(assemblyManifestName);
-            JObject assemblies = JObject.Parse(assembliesJson);
+            using var stream = GetEmbeddedResourceStream(assemblyManifestName);
+            var runtimeAssemblies = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(stream, RuntimeAssembliesJsonContext.Default.RuntimeAssembliesConfig);
+
+            var assemblies = runtimeAssemblies?.RuntimeAssemblies ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to retrieve runtime assemblies from the embedded resource '{assemblyManifestName}'.");
+
+            var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, ScriptRuntimeAssembly>(assemblies.Count, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+            foreach (var assembly in assemblies)
+            {
+                dictionary[assembly.Name] = assembly;
+            }
 
-            return assemblies["runtimeAssemblies"]
-                .ToObject<ScriptRuntimeAssembly[]>()
-                .ToDictionary(a => a.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            return dictionary;
         }
 
         internal static ExtensionRequirementsInfo GetExtensionRequirements()
         {
-            string requirementsJson = GetResourceFileContents("extensionrequirements.json");
-            JObject requirements = JObject.Parse(requirementsJson);
+            const string fileName = "extensionrequirements.json";
 
-            var bundleRequirements = requirements["bundles"]
-                .ToObject<BundleRequirement[]>();
+            using var stream = GetEmbeddedResourceStream(fileName);
+            var extensionRequirementsInfo = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(stream, ExtensionRequirementsJsonContext.Default.ExtensionRequirementsInfo);
 
-            var extensionRequirements = requirements["types"]
-                .ToObject<ExtensionStartupTypeRequirement[]>();
+            if (extensionRequirementsInfo is null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to deserialize extension requirements from embedded resource '{fileName}'.");
+            }
 
-            return new ExtensionRequirementsInfo(bundleRequirements, extensionRequirements);
+            return extensionRequirementsInfo;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -115,7 +123,7 @@ internal static ExtensionRequirementsInfo GetExtensionRequirements()
         /// <returns>The runtime fallbacks for the provided identifier.</returns>
         public static RuntimeFallbacks GetDefaultRuntimeFallbacks(string rid)
         {
-            var ridGraph = _ridGraph.Value;
+            var ridGraph = RidGraph.Value;
 
             var runtimeFallbacks = new RuntimeFallbacks(rid);
             var fallbacks = new List<string>();
@@ -184,7 +192,7 @@ public static List<string> GetRuntimeFallbacks(string rid)
         /// <returns> bool if string in was in proper assembly representation format. </returns>
         public static bool IsAssemblyReferenceFormat(string assemblyFormatString)
         {
-           return assemblyFormatString != null && assemblyFormatString.StartsWith(AssemblyNamePrefix);
+            return assemblyFormatString != null && assemblyFormatString.StartsWith(AssemblyNamePrefix);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeAssembliesConfig.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeAssembliesConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8508bf3965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeAssembliesConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the configuration that lists runtime assemblies and their resolution policies.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class RuntimeAssembliesConfig
+    {
+        public List<ScriptRuntimeAssembly> RuntimeAssemblies { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeAssembliesJsonContext.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeAssembliesJsonContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8a101aa69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeAssembliesJsonContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description.DotNet
+{
+    [JsonSourceGenerationOptions(PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonKnownNamingPolicy.CamelCase, ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Skip, AllowTrailingCommas = true)]
+    [JsonSerializable(typeof(RuntimeAssembliesConfig))]
+    internal partial class RuntimeAssembliesJsonContext : JsonSerializerContext;
+}
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeGraph.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeGraph.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1915596c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeGraph.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description.DotNet
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the runtime graph configuration defined in runtimes.json.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class RuntimeGraph
+    {
+        public Dictionary<string, RuntimeInfo> Runtimes { get; set; } = [];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeGraphJsonContext.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeGraphJsonContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ec96afb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeGraphJsonContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description.DotNet
+{
+    [JsonSourceGenerationOptions(PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonKnownNamingPolicy.CamelCase, ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Skip, AllowTrailingCommas = true)]
+    [JsonSerializable(typeof(RuntimeGraph))]
+    internal partial class RuntimeGraphJsonContext : JsonSerializerContext;
+}
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeInfo.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d3d0cb3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Description/DotNet/RuntimeInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description.DotNet
+{
+    internal sealed class RuntimeInfo
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("#import")]
+        public string[] Imports { get; set; } = [];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/ExtensionRequirements/ExtensionRequirementsInfo.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/ExtensionRequirements/ExtensionRequirementsInfo.cs
index 51b9a7c1a6..a1f4f48d7b 100644
--- a/src/WebJobs.Script/ExtensionRequirements/ExtensionRequirementsInfo.cs
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/ExtensionRequirements/ExtensionRequirementsInfo.cs
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.ExtensionRequirements
 {
-    internal sealed class ExtensionRequirementsInfo
+    internal sealed class ExtensionRequirementsInfo(BundleRequirement[] bundles, ExtensionStartupTypeRequirement[] types)
     {
-        public ExtensionRequirementsInfo(IEnumerable<BundleRequirement> bundleRequirements, IEnumerable<ExtensionStartupTypeRequirement> extensionRequirements)
-        {
-            BundleRequirementsByBundleId = bundleRequirements?.ToDictionary(a => a.Id, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        private Dictionary<string, BundleRequirement> _bundleRequirementsById;
+        private Dictionary<string, ExtensionStartupTypeRequirement> _extensionRequirementsByStartupType;
 
-            ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType = extensionRequirements?.ToDictionary(a => a.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        }
+        public BundleRequirement[] Bundles { get; } = bundles;
 
-        public Dictionary<string, BundleRequirement> BundleRequirementsByBundleId { get; private set; }
+        public ExtensionStartupTypeRequirement[] Types { get; } = types;
 
-        public Dictionary<string, ExtensionStartupTypeRequirement> ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType { get; private set; }
+        internal Dictionary<string, BundleRequirement> BundleRequirementsByBundleId =>
+            _bundleRequirementsById ??= Bundles.ToDictionary(b => b.Id, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        internal Dictionary<string, ExtensionStartupTypeRequirement> ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType =>
+            _extensionRequirementsByStartupType ??= Types.ToDictionary(t => t.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/ExtensionRequirements/ExtensionRequirementsJsonContext.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/ExtensionRequirements/ExtensionRequirementsJsonContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d77a248c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/ExtensionRequirements/ExtensionRequirementsJsonContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.ExtensionRequirements
+{
+    [JsonSourceGenerationOptions(PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonKnownNamingPolicy.CamelCase, ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Skip, AllowTrailingCommas = true)]
+    [JsonSerializable(typeof(ExtensionRequirementsInfo))]
+    internal partial class ExtensionRequirementsJsonContext : JsonSerializerContext;
+}
diff --git a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelperTests.cs b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelperTests.cs
index 113641b557..6f7236e47a 100644
--- a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelperTests.cs
+++ b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/DotNet/DependencyHelperTests.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel;
 using Xunit;
@@ -13,6 +12,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Tests.Description
 {
     public class DependencyHelperTests
     {
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetExtensionRequirementsReturnsEmbededManifestContent()
+        {
+            var extensionRequirements = DependencyHelper.GetExtensionRequirements();
+
+            Assert.NotNull(extensionRequirements);
+            Assert.NotNull(extensionRequirements.BundleRequirementsByBundleId);
+            Assert.NotNull(extensionRequirements.ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType);
+
+            // Ensure properties are populated for an item in the collection.
+            Assert.NotEmpty(extensionRequirements.ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType.First().Value.AssemblyName);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(extensionRequirements.ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType.First().Value.Name);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(extensionRequirements.ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType.First().Value.PackageName);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(extensionRequirements.ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType.First().Value.MinimumAssemblyVersion);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(extensionRequirements.ExtensionRequirementsByStartupType.First().Value.MinimumPackageVersion);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void GetDefaultRuntimeFallbacks_MatchesCurrentRuntimeFallbacks()
         {