diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj
index 609897848b..757d19adf5 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Octokit</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Octokit</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    </TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <CodeAnalysisCulture>en-US</CodeAnalysisCulture>
     <ProjectTypeGuids>{BC8A1FFA-BEE3-4634-8014-F334798102B3};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
     <DefaultLanguage>en-US</DefaultLanguage>
     <LangVersion>5</LangVersion>
+    <TargetPlatformVersion>8.1</TargetPlatformVersion>
+    <MinimumVisualStudioVersion>12</MinimumVisualStudioVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>