diff --git a/code/C#/DBDefsMerge/DBDefsMerge.csproj b/code/C#/DBDefsMerge/DBDefsMerge.csproj
index 1a56c7b0e0..0099421858 100644
--- a/code/C#/DBDefsMerge/DBDefsMerge.csproj
+++ b/code/C#/DBDefsMerge/DBDefsMerge.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>