diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
index e6c9353..49bda22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 6.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
       - name: Restore dependencies
         run: dotnet restore
       - name: Build
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 6.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
       - name: Restore dependencies
         run: dotnet restore
       - name: Build
@@ -48,16 +48,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ls ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release
           dotnet nuget push ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.nupkg --skip-duplicate --api-key ${{secrets.NUGET_TOKEN}} --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
-      - uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@v1.2.1
-        with:
-          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          automatic_release_tag: ${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}
-          prerelease: false
-          title: "Release Build"
-          files: |
-            ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.nupkg
-            ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.snupkg
-
+      - name: Github Release
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.TOKEN }}
+        if:  env.GITHUB_TOKEN != ''
+        run: |
+            gh release create ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}} ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.*nupkg  --prerelease --generate-notes
+  
   deployTest:
     if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 6.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
       - name: Restore dependencies
         run: dotnet restore
       - name: Build
@@ -79,15 +77,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ls ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release
           dotnet nuget push ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.nupkg --skip-duplicate --api-key ${{secrets.NUGET_TEST_TOKEN}} --source https://apiint.nugettest.org/v3/index.json
-      - uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@v1.2.1
-        with:
-          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          automatic_release_tag: "latest-prerelease"
-          prerelease: true
-          title: "Prerelease Build"
-          files: |
-            ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.nupkg
-            ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.snupkg
+      - name: Github prerelease
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.TOKEN }}
+        if:  env.GITHUB_TOKEN != ''
+        run: |
+            gh release create ${{env.CURRENT_VERSION}} ./PdfAValidator/bin/Release/*.*nupkg  --prerelease --generate-notes
+
 
   deployAzure:
     if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/AzureAppPublishUsingGithubActions'}}
@@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 6.0.x
+          dotnet-version: 8.0.x
       - name: Restore dependencies
         run: dotnet restore
       - name: Build
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
index 653316f..112436f 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
         "redhat.vscode-yaml",
         "mhutchie.git-graph",
-        "ms-dotnettools.csharp"
+        "ms-dotnettools.csharp",
+        "github.vscode-github-actions"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PdfAValidatorTest/PdfAValidatorTest.csproj b/PdfAValidatorTest/PdfAValidatorTest.csproj
index cc8a756..3eca218 100644
--- a/PdfAValidatorTest/PdfAValidatorTest.csproj
+++ b/PdfAValidatorTest/PdfAValidatorTest.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">net6.0;net48</TargetFrameworks>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">net8.0;net6.0;net48</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">net8.0;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
diff --git a/PdfAValidatorWebApi/PdfAValidatorWebApi.csproj b/PdfAValidatorWebApi/PdfAValidatorWebApi.csproj
index fe36bba..9278c75 100644
--- a/PdfAValidatorWebApi/PdfAValidatorWebApi.csproj
+++ b/PdfAValidatorWebApi/PdfAValidatorWebApi.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<Version Condition="'$(CURRENT_API_VERSION)' == ''">0.0.1</Version>
 		<AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
 		<FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
-		<TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+		<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 		<GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 		<LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
diff --git a/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest.csproj b/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest.csproj
index 64ab7be..ff5d0cf 100644
--- a/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest.csproj
+++ b/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest/PdfAValidatorWebApiTest.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-	<TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+	<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 	<IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
 	<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 	<LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>