diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
index a73cc8b..76cd182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
-        dotnet-version: 5.0.x
+        dotnet-version: 8.x
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
     - name: Build
diff --git a/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests.csproj b/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests.csproj
index 61dec62..3887f22 100644
--- a/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests.csproj
+++ b/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.csproj b/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.csproj
index 3266c4c..cd76c31 100644
--- a/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.csproj
+++ b/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-		<TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+		<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 		<GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 		<PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/ModernRonin/ProjectRenamer</PackageProjectUrl>
 		<RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/ModernRonin/ProjectRenamer</RepositoryUrl>
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="Sln" Version="0.3.0" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 	<Import Project="release.history" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/release.history b/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/release.history
index 0455977..6dcbf83 100644
--- a/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/release.history
+++ b/ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer/release.history
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
 <PropertyGroup>
-	<Version>2.2.1</Version>
+	<Version>2.3.0</Version>
 	<PackageReleaseNotes>
+2.3.0: 
+* support .NET8
 2.2.1:
 * bugfix: all Import Project directives with relative paths will be correctly adjusted now
 2.2.0:
@@ -36,4 +38,4 @@ initial release"</PackageReleaseNotes>
 	  <!-- ref https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/msbuild/2005/09/26/how-to-ensure-changes-to-a-custom-target-file-prompt-a-rebuild/ -->
 	<MSBuildAllProjects>$(MSBuildAllProjects);$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)</MSBuildAllProjects>
 </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1659c0f..abeb12e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ This tool takes care of this for you, provided your use-case follows a set of fa
 * you use **git** as a repository and have `git`(the executable) on your PATH
 * your `csproj` files have the same name as the folder in which they reside together with accompanying source code
 * you don't have more than one solution file (`.sln`) in one directory
-* you have **dotnetcore 3.1** or above (**note: as we are approaching the release of net7, I will soon upgrade the tool to net6)
 * your solution does not contain nested solution folders - the tool currently has an issue with that and will fail; until I find the time to fix that, the 
 workaround is simply to move the nested solution folder to top-level via VS, run the tool, and then move the solution folder back;seeing as this is two 
 simple drag-and-drops that only change the solution file, I hope this is acceptable.
@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@ dotnet tool update --global ModernRonin.ProjectRenamer
 When I publish a new version, I always post at [my blog](https://modernronin.github.io/) under the [renameproject tag](https://modernronin.github.io/tags/renameproject/), aside from updating this readme here.
 
 ### Release History
+2.3.0: support .NET8
+
 2.2.1:
 * bugfix: all Import Project directives with relative paths will be correctly adjusted now