diff --git a/.github/workflows/dump_and_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dump_and_merge.yml
index 7ceb2ed416..303ad808e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dump_and_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dump_and_merge.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 7.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
       - name: Dump raw DBDs
         run: dotnet run --project $PWD/code/C#/DBDefsDumper/ --configuration Release -- ${{ github.event.inputs.product }}.exe dumpeddbd ${{ github.event.inputs.build }}
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_and_deploy.yml
index 56ebe16ad0..df3134f981 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_and_deploy.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup .NET Core
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
-        dotnet-version: 7.0.x
+        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
     - name: Run Validator
       run: dotnet run --project $PWD/code/C#/DBDefsValidator/ --configuration Release -- $PWD/definitions/
       env:
diff --git a/code/C#/DBDefsConverter/DBDefsConverter.csproj b/code/C#/DBDefsConverter/DBDefsConverter.csproj
index 16abfce2b0..b1dd123aa8 100644
--- a/code/C#/DBDefsConverter/DBDefsConverter.csproj
+++ b/code/C#/DBDefsConverter/DBDefsConverter.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/code/C#/DBDefsCoverage/DBDefsCoverage.csproj b/code/C#/DBDefsCoverage/DBDefsCoverage.csproj
index a54d69995f..78b8daf082 100644
--- a/code/C#/DBDefsCoverage/DBDefsCoverage.csproj
+++ b/code/C#/DBDefsCoverage/DBDefsCoverage.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/code/C#/DBDefsTest/DBDefsTest.csproj b/code/C#/DBDefsTest/DBDefsTest.csproj
index 1a56c7b0e0..0099421858 100644
--- a/code/C#/DBDefsTest/DBDefsTest.csproj
+++ b/code/C#/DBDefsTest/DBDefsTest.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/code/C#/DBDefsValidator/DBDefsValidator.csproj b/code/C#/DBDefsValidator/DBDefsValidator.csproj
index 2a5d7fe1cd..da82329072 100644
--- a/code/C#/DBDefsValidator/DBDefsValidator.csproj
+++ b/code/C#/DBDefsValidator/DBDefsValidator.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">