diff --git a/evergreen/evergreen.yml b/evergreen/evergreen.yml
index 880292a6258..cf4f521212a 100644
--- a/evergreen/evergreen.yml
+++ b/evergreen/evergreen.yml
@@ -2120,7 +2120,6 @@ task_groups:
     setup_group:
       - func: fetch-source
       - func: prepare-resources
-      - func: install-dotnet
       - command: subprocess.exec
         params:
           binary: bash
diff --git a/evergreen/install-dotnet.sh b/evergreen/install-dotnet.sh
index 14fb49216ed..2e79576d4b3 100644
--- a/evergreen/install-dotnet.sh
+++ b/evergreen/install-dotnet.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ if [[ $OS =~ [Ww]indows.* ]]; then
   echo "Downloading Windows .NET SDK installer into $DOTNET_SDK_PATH folder..."
   curl -Lfo "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH"/dotnet-install.ps1 https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.ps1
   echo "Installing .NET LTS SDK..."
-  powershell.exe "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH"/dotnet-install.ps1 -Channel 6.0 -InstallDir "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH" -NoPath
+  powershell.exe "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH"/dotnet-install.ps1 -Channel 8.0 -InstallDir "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH" -NoPath
 else
   echo "Downloading .NET SDK installer into $DOTNET_SDK_PATH folder..."
   curl -Lfo "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH"/dotnet-install.sh https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh
   echo "Installing .NET LTS SDK..."
-  bash "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH"/dotnet-install.sh --channel 6.0 --install-dir "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH" --no-path
+  bash "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH"/dotnet-install.sh --channel 8.0 --install-dir "$DOTNET_SDK_PATH" --no-path
 fi