diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 001e62d..8236ef6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
     # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57889719/how-to-push-nuget-package-in-github-actions
-    - name: "Setup .NET Core @ Latest"
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
-        dotnet-version: '3.1.101'  #https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/3406 Went to a patch version that seems to work
-        source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/qsharp-community/index.json
+          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+          source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/qsharp-community/index.json
       env:
         NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}       
       
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index edb1bdb..6302cc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Setup .NET Core
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
-        dotnet-version: 3.1.101
+          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
     - name: Build
diff --git a/sample/Sample.csproj b/sample/Sample.csproj
index 6a3b4d3..e6ef433 100644
--- a/sample/Sample.csproj
+++ b/sample/Sample.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.18.2107153439">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.28.302812">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <DefaultSimulator>QSharpCommunity.Simulators.Chp.StabilizerSimulator</DefaultSimulator>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="../src/ChpSimulator.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Quantum.QSharp.Core" Version="0.28.302812" />
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Quantum.Standard" Version="0.28.302812" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ChpSimulator.csproj b/src/ChpSimulator.csproj
index 87da217..e3b64d8 100644
--- a/src/ChpSimulator.csproj
+++ b/src/ChpSimulator.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.18.2107153439" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.IQSharp.Jupyter" Version="0.18.2107153439" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.28.302812" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.IQSharp.Jupyter" Version="0.28.302812" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!--For more info on the package properties check out https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/csproj#nuget-metadata-properties -->
diff --git a/test/ChpSimulator.Test.csproj b/test/ChpSimulator.Test.csproj
index 7a5456a..1daedcb 100644
--- a/test/ChpSimulator.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/ChpSimulator.Test.csproj
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.18.2107153439">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.28.302812">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Xunit" Version="0.18.2107153439" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.6.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.2">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Xunit" Version="0.28.302812" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\src\ChpSimulator.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Quantum.QSharp.Core" Version="0.28.302812" />
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Quantum.Standard" Version="0.28.302812" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>