diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj
index 4665c0973dd..24b5c5f1caf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- On .NET Framework and .NET Core we use this assembly as both a library and as an executable. -->
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp3.1;net461</TargetFrameworks>
+    <!-- Since RemoteExecutor is a standalone library, we can target a lower version of .NET than the rest of arcade. -->
+    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>This package provides support for running tests out-of-process.</Description>
     <ExcludeFromSourceBuild>true</ExcludeFromSourceBuild>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>