diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index f55119eb..e3ff135d 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Releases are available [here](https://github.com/Shazwazza/Examine/releases) and
 
 | Examine Version | .NET |
 | --------------- | ---- |
-| V4 | .NET Standard 2.0 |
+| V4 | .NET 8.0 |
 | V3 | .NET Standard 2.0 |
 | V2 | .NET Standard 2.0 |
 | V1 | .NET Framework 4.5.2 |
diff --git a/src/Examine.Core/Examine.Core.csproj b/src/Examine.Core/Examine.Core.csproj
index 9d22f986..01326d55 100644
--- a/src/Examine.Core/Examine.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Examine.Core/Examine.Core.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     <PackageTags>examine search index</PackageTags>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>True</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <LangVersion>9</LangVersion>
+    <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="6.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Examine.Host/Examine.csproj b/src/Examine.Host/Examine.csproj
index ae0f8a7d..69355740 100644
--- a/src/Examine.Host/Examine.csproj
+++ b/src/Examine.Host/Examine.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     <PackageTags>examine lucene lucene.net lucenenet search index</PackageTags>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>True</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <LangVersion>9</LangVersion>
+    <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection" Version="6.0.15" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Examine.Lucene/Examine.Lucene.csproj b/src/Examine.Lucene/Examine.Lucene.csproj
index 0ddf6cad..b5431414 100644
--- a/src/Examine.Lucene/Examine.Lucene.csproj
+++ b/src/Examine.Lucene/Examine.Lucene.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <PackageTags>examine lucene lucene.net lucenenet search index</PackageTags>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>True</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <LangVersion>9</LangVersion>
+    <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Remove="AspExamineManager.cs.bak" />
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
       <Version>4.3.0</Version>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.AccessControl">
-      <Version>6.0.0</Version>
+      <Version>8.0.0</Version>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>