diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
index e4bc680..fe72d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        targetFramework: [net6.0, net7.0, net8.0, net9.0]
+        targetFramework: [net8.0, net9.0]
         include:
-          - targetFramework: net6.0
-            dotnetVersion: 6.x
-          - targetFramework: net7.0
-            dotnetVersion: 7.x
           - targetFramework: net8.0
             dotnetVersion: 8.x
           - targetFramework: net9.0
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates.csproj
index 37eafef..0b085fb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <PackageType>Template</PackageType>
     <PackageId>Microsoft.Build.Sql.Templates</PackageId>
     <Title>Microsoft.Build.Sql templates</Title>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/Microsoft.Build.Sql.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/Microsoft.Build.Sql.csproj
index 6fffe10..706b3f0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/Microsoft.Build.Sql.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/Microsoft.Build.Sql.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <NuspecFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Microsoft.Build.Sql.nuspec</NuspecFile>
     <PackageType>MSBuildSDK</PackageType>
     <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 
     <!-- Path where all the DLLs build depends on will be copied to -->
-    <BuildBinariesPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\tools\netstandard2.1\</BuildBinariesPath>
+    <BuildBinariesPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\tools\net8.0\</BuildBinariesPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -17,22 +17,22 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.Server" Version="1.0.0" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.TransactSql.ScriptDom" Version="$(ScriptDomPackageVersion)" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" Version="160.1000.6" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="6.0.0" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="8.0.0" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="8.0.1" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="CopyBuildBinaries" BeforeTargets="Build">
     <Message Text="Using DacFx version '$(DacFxPackageVersion)'" Importance="high" />
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_DacFx)\lib\netstandard2.1\*.dll" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_DacFx)\lib\netstandard2.1\**\*.resources.dll" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_DacFx)\lib\netstandard2.1\*.targets" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_Data_SqlClient)\lib\netstandard2.1\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.dll" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_DacFx)\lib\net8.0\*.dll" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_DacFx)\lib\net8.0\*.targets" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_DacFx)\lib\net8.0\**\*.resources.dll" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_Data_SqlClient)\lib\net6.0\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.dll" />
       <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_Server)\lib\netstandard2.0\Microsoft.SqlServer.Server.dll" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_TransactSql_ScriptDom)\lib\netstandard2.1\Microsoft.SqlServer.TransactSql.ScriptDom.dll" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_TransactSql_ScriptDom)\lib\net6.0\Microsoft.SqlServer.TransactSql.ScriptDom.dll" />
       <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_SqlServer_Types)\lib\netstandard2.1\Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgSystem_ComponentModel_Composition)\lib\netcoreapp3.1\System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgSystem_IO_Packaging)\lib\netstandard2.0\System.IO.Packaging.dll" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgSystem_ComponentModel_Composition)\lib\net8.0\System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(PkgSystem_IO_Packaging)\lib\net8.0\System.IO.Packaging.dll" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(BuildBinariesPath)\%(PackageFiles.RecursiveDir)" />
   </Target>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.props b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.props
index 4b94526..67e4218 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.props
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.props
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <NetCoreBuild Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == '' And '$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Core'">true</NetCoreBuild>
     <NetCoreBuild Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == '' And '$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Full'">false</NetCoreBuild>
-    <NETCoreTargetsPath Condition="$(NETCoreTargetsPath) == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\netstandard2.1</NETCoreTargetsPath>
+    <NETCoreTargetsPath Condition="$(NETCoreTargetsPath) == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net8.0</NETCoreTargetsPath>
     <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '' AND '$(NetCoreBuild)' == 'true'">netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
     <!-- Allow packages of all target frameworks to be referenced by the sqlproj -->
     <PackageTargetFallback Condition="'$(PackageTargetFallback)' == ''">@(SupportedTargetFramework->'%(Alias)')</PackageTargetFallback>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.targets b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.targets
index abb5a46..02c428c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.targets
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Sql/sdk/Sdk.targets
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     -->
   <Target Name="CoreCompile" />
 
-  <Import Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == 'true'" Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../tools/netstandard2.1/Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets"/>
+  <Import Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == 'true'" Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../tools/net8.0/Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets"/>
   <Import Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' != 'true' AND '$(SQLDBExtensionsRefPath)' != ''" Project="$(SQLDBExtensionsRefPath)\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets" />
   <Import Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' != 'true' AND '$(SQLDBExtensionsRefPath)' == ''" Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\SSDT\Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.SqlTasks.targets" />
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/BuildTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/BuildTests.cs
index ff4c154..910e16c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/BuildTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/BuildTests.cs
@@ -320,12 +320,8 @@ public void VerifyBuildWithTransitiveProjectReferences()
         [TestCase("netcoreapp3.1")]
         [TestCase("net5.0")]
         [TestCase("net6.0")]
-#if NET7_0_OR_GREATER
         [TestCase("net7.0")]
-#endif
-#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
         [TestCase("net8.0")]
-#endif
 #if NET9_0_OR_GREATER
         [TestCase("net9.0")]
 #endif
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests.csproj
index 3c4b355..fddcc78 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests/Microsoft.Build.Sql.Tests.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Multi-targeting to test SDK on different .NET versions, requires all of the following SDKs to be installed. -->
     <!-- To build and test only one version, add -f to dotnet command. -->
-    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net7.0;net8.0;net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <!-- Disable EOL target framework check since we're explicitly testing against older .NET versions. -->
     <CheckEolTargetFramework>false</CheckEolTargetFramework>