diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
index 00ccee46..31252072 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: .NET build and test
 env:
-  CURRENT_VERSION: 7.0.${{ github.run_number }}
+  CURRENT_VERSION: 8.0.${{ github.run_number }}
   LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
 
 on:
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.TOKEN }}
       if:  env.GITHUB_TOKEN != ''
       run: |
-          gh release create ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}} ./OpenXmlPowerTools/bin/Release/*.*nupkg  --prerelease --generate-notes
\ No newline at end of file
+          gh release create ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}} ./OpenXmlPowerTools/bin/Release/*.*nupkg  --prerelease --generate-notes