diff --git a/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 562eb6ea47..40a8de52ba 100644
--- a/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         "cases": [
           {
             "condition": "(consoleApp == true)",
-            "value": "net6.0"
+            "value": "net8.0"
           },
           {
             "condition": "(consoleApp == false)",
diff --git a/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 44a77486e5..4f5ada93fa 100644
--- a/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         "cases": [
           {
             "condition": "(consoleApp == true)",
-            "value": "net6.0"
+            "value": "net8.0"
           },
           {
             "condition": "(consoleApp == false)",
diff --git a/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.VB/.template.config/template.json b/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.VB/.template.config/template.json
index 0bfa35c939..29c75ad382 100644
--- a/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.VB/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/templates/templates/BenchmarkDotNet.BenchmarkProjectTemplate.VB/.template.config/template.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         "cases": [
           {
             "condition": "(consoleApp == true)",
-            "value": "net6.0"
+            "value": "net8.0"
           },
           {
             "condition": "(consoleApp == false)",