diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 78df5a5..aa80e5e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ skip_tags: true
 image: Visual Studio 2022
 test: off
 build_script:
-- ps: ./Build.ps1
+- pwsh: |
+    Invoke-WebRequest "https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.ps1" -OutFile "./dotnet-install.ps1"
+    ./dotnet-install.ps1 -JSonFile global.json -Architecture x64 -InstallDir 'C:\Program Files\dotnet'
+    ./Build.ps1
 artifacts:
 - path: artifacts/Serilog.*.nupkg
 skip_commits:
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 2c23bfe..d079f83 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
     "allowPrerelease": false,
-    "version": "7.0.100",
+    "version": "8.0.100",
     "rollForward": "latestFeature"
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/SimpleServiceSample/Program.cs b/samples/SimpleServiceSample/Program.cs
index bd21ea5..ee7319f 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleServiceSample/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/SimpleServiceSample/Program.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.IO;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Serilog;
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
                 .ConfigureServices(services => services.AddHostedService<PrintTimeService>())
                 .UseSerilog((context, services, loggerConfiguration) => loggerConfiguration
                     .ReadFrom.Configuration(context.Configuration)
+                    .ReadFrom.Services(services)
                     .Enrich.FromLogContext()
                     .WriteTo.Console());
     }
diff --git a/samples/SimpleServiceSample/SimpleServiceSample.csproj b/samples/SimpleServiceSample/SimpleServiceSample.csproj
index c0736fa..3451be2 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleServiceSample/SimpleServiceSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/SimpleServiceSample/SimpleServiceSample.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker">
   
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/WebApplicationSample/Program.cs b/samples/WebApplicationSample/Program.cs
index 3fcae13..4cf73b8 100644
--- a/samples/WebApplicationSample/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/WebApplicationSample/Program.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Serilog;
 
 namespace WebApplicationSample
diff --git a/samples/WebApplicationSample/WebApplicationSample.csproj b/samples/WebApplicationSample/WebApplicationSample.csproj
index 587f02c..8fbe382 100644
--- a/samples/WebApplicationSample/WebApplicationSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/WebApplicationSample/WebApplicationSample.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="serilog.settings.configuration" Version="3.1.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="serilog.sinks.console" Version="3.1.1" />
-      <PackageReference Include="serilog.sinks.file" Version="4.1.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="serilog.settings.configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="serilog.sinks.console" Version="5.0.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="serilog.sinks.file" Version="5.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj b/src/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
index c914b3c..edeb7db 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>Serilog support for .NET Core logging in hosted services</Description>
     <!-- This must match the major and minor components of the referenced Microsoft.Extensions.Logging package. -->
-    <VersionPrefix>7.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>8.0.0</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>Microsoft;Serilog Contributors</Authors>
     <!-- These must match the Dependencies tab in https://www.nuget.org/packages/microsoft.extensions.hosting at
          the target version. -->
-    <TargetFrameworks>net462;netstandard2.0;netstandard2.1;net6.0;net7.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net462;netstandard2.0;net6.0;net7.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <LangVersion>8</LangVersion>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
     <GenerateAssemblyVersionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyVersionAttribute>
     <RootNamespace>Serilog</RootNamespace>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0' ">
@@ -30,15 +31,16 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\..\assets\icon.png" Pack="true" Visible="false" PackagePath="" />
+    <None Include="..\..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" Visible="false" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.1.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- The versions of all references in this group must match the major and minor components of the package version prefix. -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Logging" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/test/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index e83da0d..39904a4 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests/Serilog.Extensions.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net7.0;net4.8</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net4.8;net6.0;net7.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>../../assets/Serilog.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <PublicSign Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">true</PublicSign>
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.5" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.3" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
   
 </Project>