diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 749cfc01..d60376b1 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ There are three test assemblies in the solution:
 - **TestPublic.dll** in the folder `test/TestPublic`.
 - **Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Learners.Tests.dll** in the folder `test/Learners/LearnersTests`. 
 
-Depending on the build configuration and targeted framework, the assemblies will be located in the `bin/Debug<Core|Full>/<net6.0|net472>` or `bin/Release<Core|Full>/<net6.0|net472>` subdirectories
+Depending on the build configuration and targeted framework, the assemblies will be located in the `bin/Debug<Core|Full>/<net8.0|net472>` or `bin/Release<Core|Full>/<net8.0|net472>` subdirectories
 of the test project.
 
 Runner executes tests in parallel by default. However, some test category must be run
diff --git a/build/common.props b/build/common.props
index 4e6e4e19..4c15aa7a 100644
--- a/build/common.props
+++ b/build/common.props
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\Infer.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
-    
+
     <!-- By default we do not want projects to be packaged using NuGet. -->
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\CodeAnalysis.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
diff --git a/build/copyassemblies.sh b/build/copyassemblies.sh
index be0cc6cc..3d2a786a 100644
--- a/build/copyassemblies.sh
+++ b/build/copyassemblies.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ mkdir "${out}/net6.0-windows"
 dst="${out}/net6.0-windows"
 src="bin/${configuration}/net6.0-windows"
 
+cp ../src/Visualizers/Windows/${src}/Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Compiler.Visualizers.Windows.dll ${dst}
+cp ../src/Visualizers/Windows/${src}/Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Compiler.Visualizers.Windows.pdb ${dst}
+cp ../src/Visualizers/Windows/${src}/Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Compiler.Visualizers.Windows.xml ${dst}
+
+mkdir "${out}/net8.0-windows"
+dst="${out}/net8.0-windows"
+src="bin/${configuration}/net8.0-windows"
+
 cp ../src/Visualizers/Windows/${src}/Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Compiler.Visualizers.Windows.dll ${dst}
 cp ../src/Visualizers/Windows/${src}/Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Compiler.Visualizers.Windows.pdb ${dst}
 cp ../src/Visualizers/Windows/${src}/Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Compiler.Visualizers.Windows.xml ${dst}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/evaluator-netcore.yml b/build/evaluator-netcore.yml
index 1fb8c272..739b14b6 100644
--- a/build/evaluator-netcore.yml
+++ b/build/evaluator-netcore.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ steps:
   inputs:
     targetType: 'inline'
     script: dotnet Evaluator.dll InferNetRunsOnly.xml
-    workingDirectory: ${{ format('src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/bin/{0}/net6.0', parameters.Configuration) }}
+    workingDirectory: ${{ format('src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/bin/{0}/net8.0', parameters.Configuration) }}
     displayName: Running Evaluator
     continueOnError: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/nightly-netcore.yml b/build/nightly-netcore.yml
index cceaa06d..4214e4a0 100644
--- a/build/nightly-netcore.yml
+++ b/build/nightly-netcore.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ steps:
 - task: UseDotNet@2
   inputs:
     packageType: 'sdk' 
-    version: '6.x'
+    version: '8.x'
 
 - script: |
     dotnet build /p:DisableImplicitNuGetFallbackFolder=true  --configuration $(BuildConfiguration)Core Infer.sln
diff --git a/build/pr-factordocs.yml b/build/pr-factordocs.yml
index 23a6ea4a..1f4fd4cb 100644
--- a/build/pr-factordocs.yml
+++ b/build/pr-factordocs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ steps:
 - task: UseDotNet@2
   inputs:
     packageType: 'sdk' 
-    version: '6.x'
+    version: '8.x'
 
 - script: |
     echo Checking $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)\src\Runtime\Factors\FactorDocs.xml...
diff --git a/build/pr-netcore.yml b/build/pr-netcore.yml
index ce9117ef..90d672ba 100644
--- a/build/pr-netcore.yml
+++ b/build/pr-netcore.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ steps:
 - task: UseDotNet@2
   inputs:
     packageType: 'sdk' 
-    version: '6.x'
+    version: '8.x'
 
 - script: |
     dotnet build /p:DisableImplicitNuGetFallbackFolder=true --configuration $(buildConfiguration)Core Infer.sln
diff --git a/build/release.yml b/build/release.yml
index d81d85bf..9d15673c 100644
--- a/build/release.yml
+++ b/build/release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: UseDotNet@2
     inputs:
       packageType: 'sdk' 
-      version: '6.x'
+      version: '8.x'
 
   - script: |
       dotnet build --configuration $(BuildConfiguration)Core Infer.sln
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: UseDotNet@2
     inputs:
       packageType: 'sdk' 
-      version: '6.x'
+      version: '8.x'
 
   - script: |
       dotnet build --configuration $(BuildConfiguration)Core Infer.sln
diff --git a/src/Examples/ClickThroughModel/ClickThroughModel.csproj b/src/Examples/ClickThroughModel/ClickThroughModel.csproj
index 772faa38..6f2ee344 100644
--- a/src/Examples/ClickThroughModel/ClickThroughModel.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/ClickThroughModel/ClickThroughModel.csproj
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/ClinicalTrial/ClinicalTrial.csproj b/src/Examples/ClinicalTrial/ClinicalTrial.csproj
index c5f7516a..afbbdd5a 100644
--- a/src/Examples/ClinicalTrial/ClinicalTrial.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/ClinicalTrial/ClinicalTrial.csproj
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/Crowdsourcing/Crowdsourcing.csproj b/src/Examples/Crowdsourcing/Crowdsourcing.csproj
index 69b6c3c2..70f9ef7c 100644
--- a/src/Examples/Crowdsourcing/Crowdsourcing.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/Crowdsourcing/Crowdsourcing.csproj
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/CrowdsourcingWithWords/CrowdsourcingWithWords.csproj b/src/Examples/CrowdsourcingWithWords/CrowdsourcingWithWords.csproj
index 0ef2fd6e..d7eb81d4 100644
--- a/src/Examples/CrowdsourcingWithWords/CrowdsourcingWithWords.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/CrowdsourcingWithWords/CrowdsourcingWithWords.csproj
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/InferNET101/InferNET101.csproj b/src/Examples/InferNET101/InferNET101.csproj
index 3f6eef0c..16be76a0 100644
--- a/src/Examples/InferNET101/InferNET101.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/InferNET101/InferNET101.csproj
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/LDA/LDA.csproj b/src/Examples/LDA/LDA.csproj
index 15b213dc..edf80724 100644
--- a/src/Examples/LDA/LDA.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/LDA/LDA.csproj
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/MotifFinder/MotifFinder.csproj b/src/Examples/MotifFinder/MotifFinder.csproj
index 2124709e..46da476e 100644
--- a/src/Examples/MotifFinder/MotifFinder.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/MotifFinder/MotifFinder.csproj
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/ReviewerCalibration/ReviewerCalibration.csproj b/src/Examples/ReviewerCalibration/ReviewerCalibration.csproj
index 5f8a8f46..28a1c34a 100644
--- a/src/Examples/ReviewerCalibration/ReviewerCalibration.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/ReviewerCalibration/ReviewerCalibration.csproj
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Examples/RobustGaussianProcess/RobustGaussianProcess.csproj b/src/Examples/RobustGaussianProcess/RobustGaussianProcess.csproj
index 563e6b7a..99faa020 100644
--- a/src/Examples/RobustGaussianProcess/RobustGaussianProcess.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/RobustGaussianProcess/RobustGaussianProcess.csproj
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IsWindows)'=='true'">
-			  <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+			  <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
 		  </PropertyGroup>
 		  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IsWindows)'!='true'">
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
     	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IsWindows)'=='true'">
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
 		  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IsWindows)'!='true'">
-			  <TargetFramework>net6.0;net472</TargetFramework>
+			  <TargetFramework>net8.0;net472</TargetFramework>
 		  </PropertyGroup>
 	  </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Learners/ClassifierModels/ClassifierModels.csproj b/src/Learners/ClassifierModels/ClassifierModels.csproj
index efc140aa..002dff05 100644
--- a/src/Learners/ClassifierModels/ClassifierModels.csproj
+++ b/src/Learners/ClassifierModels/ClassifierModels.csproj
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net8.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
         <!-- No need to generate code twice -->
         <IgnorePostBuildNetCore>true</IgnorePostBuildNetCore>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6.0'">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
     <RunPostBuildNetCore Condition="$(IgnorePostBuildNetCore) != 'true'">true</RunPostBuildNetCore>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6.0-windows' OR '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net472'">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0-windows' OR '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net472'">
     <RunPostBuildNetFull>true</RunPostBuildNetFull>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Learners/RecommenderModels/RecommenderModels.csproj b/src/Learners/RecommenderModels/RecommenderModels.csproj
index 1ea9b866..69533979 100644
--- a/src/Learners/RecommenderModels/RecommenderModels.csproj
+++ b/src/Learners/RecommenderModels/RecommenderModels.csproj
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
         <!-- No need to generate code twice -->
         <IgnorePostBuildNetCore>true</IgnorePostBuildNetCore>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6.0'">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
     <RunPostBuildNetCore Condition="$(IgnorePostBuildNetCore) != 'true'">true</RunPostBuildNetCore>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Learners/Runners/CommandLine/CommandLine.csproj b/src/Learners/Runners/CommandLine/CommandLine.csproj
index 47f2639d..2756e213 100644
--- a/src/Learners/Runners/CommandLine/CommandLine.csproj
+++ b/src/Learners/Runners/CommandLine/CommandLine.csproj
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Evaluator.csproj b/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Evaluator.csproj
index 07035983..0d18e4d3 100644
--- a/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Evaluator.csproj
+++ b/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Evaluator.csproj
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Wrappers/ExternalCommandExecutionException.cs b/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Wrappers/ExternalCommandExecutionException.cs
index f761e866..6f95ca40 100644
--- a/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Wrappers/ExternalCommandExecutionException.cs
+++ b/src/Learners/Runners/Evaluator/Wrappers/ExternalCommandExecutionException.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Learners.Runners
         {
         }
 
+#if NET472
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExternalCommandExecutionException"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -49,5 +50,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Learners.Runners
             : base(info, context)
         {
         }
+#endif
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Runtime/Core/Serialization/InferDataContractResolver.cs b/src/Runtime/Core/Serialization/InferDataContractResolver.cs
index e0b79bd1..841095d8 100644
--- a/src/Runtime/Core/Serialization/InferDataContractResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Runtime/Core/Serialization/InferDataContractResolver.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Serialization
 
             foreach (var field in type.GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly))
             {
+                // In .NET8.0 we now have certain compiler generated fields without a proper type.
+                if (field.FieldType.FullName == null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 RecursivelyAddTypes(field.FieldType, types);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Tools/BuildFactorDoc/Tools.BuildFactorDoc.csproj b/src/Tools/BuildFactorDoc/Tools.BuildFactorDoc.csproj
index 3aab9cbe..e67e400b 100644
--- a/src/Tools/BuildFactorDoc/Tools.BuildFactorDoc.csproj
+++ b/src/Tools/BuildFactorDoc/Tools.BuildFactorDoc.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Tools.BuildFactorDoc</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Tools.BuildFactorDoc</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Tools/PrepareSource/Tools.PrepareSource.csproj b/src/Tools/PrepareSource/Tools.PrepareSource.csproj
index 099a89cf..f692f586 100644
--- a/src/Tools/PrepareSource/Tools.PrepareSource.csproj
+++ b/src/Tools/PrepareSource/Tools.PrepareSource.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Tools.PrepareSource</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Tools.PrepareSource</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Tutorials/Tutorials.csproj b/src/Tutorials/Tutorials.csproj
index 8761e39d..54608655 100644
--- a/src/Tutorials/Tutorials.csproj
+++ b/src/Tutorials/Tutorials.csproj
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net8.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
         <AddSyntheticProjectReferencesForSolutionDependencies>false</AddSyntheticProjectReferencesForSolutionDependencies>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Choose>
-    <When Condition="$(TargetFramework) == 'net472' OR $(TargetFramework) == 'net6.0-windows'">
+    <When Condition="$(TargetFramework) == 'net472' OR $(TargetFramework) == 'net8.0-windows'">
       <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Visualizers\Windows\Visualizers.Windows.csproj" />
         <Compile Update="ExamplesViewer.cs">
diff --git a/src/Visualizers/Windows/Visualizers.Windows.csproj b/src/Visualizers/Windows/Visualizers.Windows.csproj
index f742a04a..421ad6ec 100644
--- a/src/Visualizers/Windows/Visualizers.Windows.csproj
+++ b/src/Visualizers/Windows/Visualizers.Windows.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>Infer.NET is a framework for running Bayesian inference in graphical models. It can also be used for probabilistic programming. This package contains visualization tools for exploring and analyzing models on Windows platform.</Description>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0-windows;net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Compiler.Visualizers.Windows</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Visualizers.Windows$(NuGetPackageIdSuffix)</PackageId>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE;SUPPRESS_XMLDOC_WARNINGS, SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNINGS, SUPPRESS_AMBIGUOUS_REFERENCE_WARNINGS</DefineConstants>
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     by the NuGet package format; so we list them explicitly here.
     -->
     <None Include="$(BaseOutputPath)\net6.0-windows\$(AssemblyName).pdb" Pack="true" PackagePath="\lib\net6.0-windows7.0\" />
+    <None Include="$(BaseOutputPath)\net8.0-windows\$(AssemblyName).pdb" Pack="true" PackagePath="\lib\net8.0-windows7.0\" />
     <None Include="$(BaseOutputPath)\net472\$(AssemblyName).pdb" Pack="true" PackagePath="\lib\net472\" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Learners/LearnersTests/LearnersTests.csproj b/test/Learners/LearnersTests/LearnersTests.csproj
index 70e8219e..24a636b6 100644
--- a/test/Learners/LearnersTests/LearnersTests.csproj
+++ b/test/Learners/LearnersTests/LearnersTests.csproj
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/test/Learners/TestApp/TestApp.csproj b/test/Learners/TestApp/TestApp.csproj
index 456b1c90..cfba3ccd 100644
--- a/test/Learners/TestApp/TestApp.csproj
+++ b/test/Learners/TestApp/TestApp.csproj
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/test/TestApp/TestApp.csproj b/test/TestApp/TestApp.csproj
index a4416844..298fc0d4 100644
--- a/test/TestApp/TestApp.csproj
+++ b/test/TestApp/TestApp.csproj
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net8.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/test/TestFSharp/TestFSharp.fsproj b/test/TestFSharp/TestFSharp.fsproj
index 6af9e1e9..937cbeda 100644
--- a/test/TestFSharp/TestFSharp.fsproj
+++ b/test/TestFSharp/TestFSharp.fsproj
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/test/TestPublic/TestPublic.csproj b/test/TestPublic/TestPublic.csproj
index 44f392ae..18350776 100644
--- a/test/TestPublic/TestPublic.csproj
+++ b/test/TestPublic/TestPublic.csproj
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net6.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net8.0-windows;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/test/Tests/InferDataContractResolverTests.cs b/test/Tests/InferDataContractResolverTests.cs
index 27a801d2..95f84e45 100644
--- a/test/Tests/InferDataContractResolverTests.cs
+++ b/test/Tests/InferDataContractResolverTests.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.ML.Probabilistic.Tests
 
             foreach (var field in type.GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly))
             {
+                // In .NET8.0 we now have certain compiler generated fields without a proper type.
+                if (field.FieldType.FullName == null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 VisitTypesRecursively(field.FieldType, visitType, alreadyReviewed);
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/Tests/Tests.csproj b/test/Tests/Tests.csproj
index df42173d..b7571684 100644
--- a/test/Tests/Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Tests/Tests.csproj
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     </When>
     <When Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugCore' OR '$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseCore'">
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
diff --git a/test/netcoretest.sh b/test/netcoretest.sh
index 8b1b4541..2c84b925 100644
--- a/test/netcoretest.sh
+++ b/test/netcoretest.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ then
     configuration=Release
 fi
 
-compath=/bin/${configuration}/net6.0/
+compath=/bin/${configuration}/net8.0/
 
 # filter for parallel test run
 #parallel_filter='-notrait Platform=x86 -notrait Category=OpenBug -notrait Category=BadTest -notrait Category=CompilerOptionsTest -notrait Category=CsoftModel -notrait Category=ModifiesGlobals -notrait Category=DistributedTest -notrait Category=Performance'