diff --git a/build/install-dotnet.yml b/build/install-dotnet.yml
index 5b3e2dfc2..1cdaa3c38 100644
--- a/build/install-dotnet.yml
+++ b/build/install-dotnet.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Install .NET6 SDK'
   inputs:
     packageType: 'sdk'
-    version: "6.0.412"
+    version: "6.x"
+
+- task: UseDotNet@2
+  displayName: 'Install .NET7 SDK'
+  inputs:
+    packageType: 'sdk'
+    version: "7.x"
 
 # The SDK we use to build
 - task: UseDotNet@2
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index afc32cee3..4ac08fdaf 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "7.0.306",
+    "version": "8.0.100",
     "rollForward": "latestFeature"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
diff --git a/host/src/FunctionsNetHost/global.json b/host/src/FunctionsNetHost/global.json
index 27928313f..989a69caf 100644
--- a/host/src/FunctionsNetHost/global.json
+++ b/host/src/FunctionsNetHost/global.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.100-rc.2.23502.2",
-    "allowPrerelease": true,
+    "version": "8.0.100",
     "rollForward": "latestMinor"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/AspNetIntegration/AspNetIntegration.csproj b/samples/AspNetIntegration/AspNetIntegration.csproj
index 5a5bfa51f..7cf66cefe 100644
--- a/samples/AspNetIntegration/AspNetIntegration.csproj
+++ b/samples/AspNetIntegration/AspNetIntegration.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <AzureFunctionsVersion>v4</AzureFunctionsVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
     
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.10.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.16.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/AspNetIntegration/RoutingMiddleware.cs b/samples/AspNetIntegration/RoutingMiddleware.cs
index 70c56c7b2..e0abd8007 100644
--- a/samples/AspNetIntegration/RoutingMiddleware.cs
+++ b/samples/AspNetIntegration/RoutingMiddleware.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public Task Invoke(FunctionContext context, FunctionExecutionDelegate next)
             {
                 string? displayName = endpoint.DisplayName;
                 string? routePattern = endpoint.RoutePattern.RawText;
-                IReadOnlyList<string>? httpMethods = (endpoint.Metadata.Single() as HttpMethodMetadata)?.HttpMethods;
+                IReadOnlyList<string>? httpMethods = (endpoint.Metadata.Single(b=>b is HttpMethodMetadata) as HttpMethodMetadata)?.HttpMethods;
             }
 
             // continue along with function execution
diff --git a/samples/Configuration/Configuration.csproj b/samples/Configuration/Configuration.csproj
index c3f8a40ab..ecd847dd6 100644
--- a/samples/Configuration/Configuration.csproj
+++ b/samples/Configuration/Configuration.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <AzureFunctionsVersion>v4</AzureFunctionsVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson" Version="1.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.10.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http" Version="3.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.20.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.16.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Update="host.json">
diff --git a/samples/CustomMiddleware/CustomMiddleware.csproj b/samples/CustomMiddleware/CustomMiddleware.csproj
index 074690b62..9d24472e8 100644
--- a/samples/CustomMiddleware/CustomMiddleware.csproj
+++ b/samples/CustomMiddleware/CustomMiddleware.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <AzureFunctionsVersion>v4</AzureFunctionsVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.10.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http" Version="3.0.13" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.20.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http" Version="3.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Storage" Version="5.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.16.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Update="host.json">
diff --git a/samples/EntityFramework/EntityFramework.csproj b/samples/EntityFramework/EntityFramework.csproj
index ce669b25f..da9d2668f 100644
--- a/samples/EntityFramework/EntityFramework.csproj
+++ b/samples/EntityFramework/EntityFramework.csproj
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <AzureFunctionsVersion>v4</AzureFunctionsVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http" Version="3.0.13" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.10.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="6.0.9">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Http" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.16.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.20.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.0">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.NameResolution" Version="4.3.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/Extensions/Extensions.csproj b/samples/Extensions/Extensions.csproj
index f37fda33a..812770e69 100644
--- a/samples/Extensions/Extensions.csproj
+++ b/samples/Extensions/Extensions.csproj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <AzureFunctionsVersion>v4</AzureFunctionsVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <_FunctionsSkipCleanOutput>true</_FunctionsSkipCleanOutput>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.19.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker" Version="1.20.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.CosmosDB" Version="4.4.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.EventGrid" Version="3.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.EventHubs" Version="5.5.0" />
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Tables" Version="1.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Timer" Version="4.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions.Warmup" Version="4.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.14.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.16.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/FunctionApp/FunctionApp.csproj b/samples/FunctionApp/FunctionApp.csproj
index 1c378e023..74f5f40d5 100644
--- a/samples/FunctionApp/FunctionApp.csproj
+++ b/samples/FunctionApp/FunctionApp.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <AzureFunctionsVersion>v4</AzureFunctionsVersion>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <_FunctionsSkipCleanOutput>true</_FunctionsSkipCleanOutput>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.WorkerService" Version="2.21.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.14.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Sdk" Version="1.16.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.NameResolution" Version="4.3.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-<!-- Uncomment the item group below to debug the source generator and target this app specifically for compilation
+  <!-- Uncomment the item group below to debug the source generator and target this app specifically for compilation
 https://github.com/JoanComasFdz/dotnet-how-to-debug-source-generator-vs2022/blob/a811b433aa5f1e6f4550ebd2d6f721645bc921e9/README.md -->
 
-<!--
+  <!--
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference
       Include="..\MySourceGenerator\MySourceGenerator.csproj"
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ https://github.com/JoanComasFdz/dotnet-how-to-debug-source-generator-vs2022/blob
       ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 -->
-    
+
 </Project>