diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml
index e436b851..0232fc35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.2
     
     # sets up .NET
-    # version can be found here https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0
+    # version can be found here https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
       with:
-        dotnet-version: '7.0.101'
+        dotnet-version: '8.0.203'
     
     - name: Install wasm-tools
-      run: dotnet workload install wasm-tools-net7
+      run: dotnet workload install wasm-tools
       
     # Only publish when unit tests are ok
     - name: Run Unit Tests
diff --git a/netlify/build.sh b/netlify/build.sh
index 7e646326..2d64ae2f 100644
--- a/netlify/build.sh
+++ b/netlify/build.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-## install latest .NET 7.0 release
+## install latest .NET 8.0 release
 pushd /tmp
 wget https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/scripts/v1/dotnet-install.sh
 chmod u+x /tmp/dotnet-install.sh
-/tmp/dotnet-install.sh --channel 7.0
+/tmp/dotnet-install.sh --channel 8.0
 popd
 
 ## Install wasm-tools