8.1 Sdk May 2026

sudo apt install dotnet-sdk-8.0 Even after installing the new SDK, your project might default to an older one. To force usage of the “8.1” SDK:

So what do people mean when they say ?

brew install dotnet-sdk

dotnet --list-sdks Look for entries like:

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.8

"sdk": "version": "8.0.500", "rollForward": "latestFeature"

Add a global.json file in your solution root: