diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin.csproj b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin.csproj
index f23b5a5741a..5e6f707a6dc 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin.csproj
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/Program.cs b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/Program.cs
index 8f93ccfaf7e..14e778e35e1 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/Program.cs
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/AppWithPlugin/Program.cs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 
                 string[] pluginPaths = new string[]
                 {
-                    @"HelloPlugin\bin\Debug\net7.0\HelloPlugin.dll",
-                    @"JsonPlugin\bin\Debug\net7.0\JsonPlugin.dll",
-                    @"OldJsonPlugin\bin\Debug\net7.0\OldJsonPlugin.dll",
-                    @"FrenchPlugin\bin\Debug\net7.0\FrenchPlugin.dll",
-                    @"UVPlugin\bin\Debug\net7.0\UVPlugin.dll",
+                    @"HelloPlugin\bin\Debug\net8.0\HelloPlugin.dll",
+                    @"JsonPlugin\bin\Debug\net8.0\JsonPlugin.dll",
+                    @"OldJsonPlugin\bin\Debug\net8.0\OldJsonPlugin.dll",
+                    @"FrenchPlugin\bin\Debug\net8.0\FrenchPlugin.dll",
+                    @"UVPlugin\bin\Debug\net8.0\UVPlugin.dll",
                 };
 
                 IEnumerable<ICommand> commands = pluginPaths.SelectMany(pluginPath =>
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/FrenchPlugin/FrenchPlugin.csproj b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/FrenchPlugin/FrenchPlugin.csproj
index 2ecc6cb59c0..fac1348c34d 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/FrenchPlugin/FrenchPlugin.csproj
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/FrenchPlugin/FrenchPlugin.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/HelloPlugin/HelloPlugin.csproj b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/HelloPlugin/HelloPlugin.csproj
index 8ce50a10f80..151aa4be68a 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/HelloPlugin/HelloPlugin.csproj
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/HelloPlugin/HelloPlugin.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/JsonPlugin/JsonPlugin.csproj b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/JsonPlugin/JsonPlugin.csproj
index ee393c6215f..f3b3c2172f3 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/JsonPlugin/JsonPlugin.csproj
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/JsonPlugin/JsonPlugin.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/OldJsonPlugin/OldJsonPlugin.csproj b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/OldJsonPlugin/OldJsonPlugin.csproj
index 5acb1a40ae5..8b9f1f6b49a 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/OldJsonPlugin/OldJsonPlugin.csproj
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/OldJsonPlugin/OldJsonPlugin.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/PluginBase/PluginBase.csproj b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/PluginBase/PluginBase.csproj
index 8268829b64b..58990cd569d 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/PluginBase/PluginBase.csproj
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/PluginBase/PluginBase.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/ReadMe.md b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/ReadMe.md
index 5d053527b2d..d0d98904f6f 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/ReadMe.md
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/ReadMe.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ By using `AssemblyDependencyResolver` along with a custom `AssemblyLoadContext`,
 
 ## Build and Run
 
-1. Install .NET 7.0 or newer. The sample targets .NET 7.0, but support for all the features it uses was added in .NET Core 3.0.
+1. Install .NET 8.0 or newer. The sample targets .NET 8.0, but support for all the features it uses was added in .NET Core 3.0.
 2. Use the .NET SDK to build the project via `dotnet build`.
    - The AppWithPlugin project does not contain any references to the plugin projects, so you need to build the solution.
 3. Go to the AppWithPlugin directory and use `dotnet run` to run the app.
diff --git a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/UVPlugin/UVPlugin.csproj b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/UVPlugin/UVPlugin.csproj
index 2bbc1eac65c..b1fec632d48 100644
--- a/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/UVPlugin/UVPlugin.csproj
+++ b/core/extensions/AppWithPlugin/UVPlugin/UVPlugin.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
   </PropertyGroup>