diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 0854e6dca..1ab578cdd 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.8.118" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <MicrosoftBuildVersion>17.11.48</MicrosoftBuildVersion> <!-- .NET 8.0 support -->
+    <MicrosoftBuildVersion>18.4.0</MicrosoftBuildVersion> <!-- .NET 8.0 support -->
     <MicrosoftCodeAnalysisVersion>4.13.0</MicrosoftCodeAnalysisVersion>
     <!-- .NET 8.0 support -->
     <NugetPackageVersion>6.14.0</NugetPackageVersion>
diff --git a/src/coverlet.msbuild.tasks/coverlet.msbuild.tasks.csproj b/src/coverlet.msbuild.tasks/coverlet.msbuild.tasks.csproj
index 5dbef3256..cd8780e42 100644
--- a/src/coverlet.msbuild.tasks/coverlet.msbuild.tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/coverlet.msbuild.tasks/coverlet.msbuild.tasks.csproj
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
   <!-- NuGet package layout -->
   <!-- NuGet folders https://learn.microsoft.com/nuget/create-packages/creating-a-package#from-a-convention-based-working-directory -->
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" VersionOverride="18.4.0" />
     <Content Include="buildMultiTargeting/**" Pack="true">
       <PackagePath>buildMultiTargeting</PackagePath>
     </Content>