diff --git a/Templates/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension.csproj b/Templates/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension.csproj
index db8c5eb151e..6345ee67ee4 100644
--- a/Templates/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension.csproj
+++ b/Templates/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <GeneratePkgDefFile>true</GeneratePkgDefFile>
     <UseCodebase>true</UseCodebase>
diff --git a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetFramework/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetFramework/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj
index 069af28d8b0..a9856aadfcc 100644
--- a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetFramework/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj
+++ b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetFramework/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>$safeprojectname$</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>$safeprojectname$</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
diff --git a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetStandard/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetStandard/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj
index 94d5e2c391c..c26aaf30791 100644
--- a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetStandard/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj
+++ b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/ContentPipelineExtension.NetStandard/ContentPipelineExtension.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>$safeprojectname$</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>$safeprojectname$</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <OutputPath>bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/DesktopGL.NetFramework/Application.csproj b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/DesktopGL.NetFramework/Application.csproj
index f9414fa300f..fe6b1a35632 100644
--- a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/DesktopGL.NetFramework/Application.csproj
+++ b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/DesktopGL.NetFramework/Application.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>$safeprojectname$</AssemblyName>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <KniPlatform>DesktopGL</KniPlatform>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/DesktopGL/Application.csproj b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/DesktopGL/Application.csproj
index 28f1be04ae5..f4feebe9f36 100644
--- a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/DesktopGL/Application.csproj
+++ b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/DesktopGL/Application.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>$ext_safeprojectname$</AssemblyName>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <KniPlatform>DesktopGL</KniPlatform>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/WindowsDX/Application.csproj b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/WindowsDX/Application.csproj
index a132e786a26..98d5fce2c06 100644
--- a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/WindowsDX/Application.csproj
+++ b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/Multiplatform.NetFramework/WindowsDX/Application.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>$ext_safeprojectname$</AssemblyName>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <KniPlatform>Windows</KniPlatform>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/WindowsDX.NetFramework/Application.csproj b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/WindowsDX.NetFramework/Application.csproj
index 638afdab544..bf21478fec1 100644
--- a/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/WindowsDX.NetFramework/Application.csproj
+++ b/Templates/VisualStudio2022/ProjectTemplates/WindowsDX.NetFramework/Application.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>$safeprojectname$</AssemblyName>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <KniPlatform>Windows</KniPlatform>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>