diff --git a/.github/workflows/nuget-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/nuget-ci.yml
index 7be6637..0dcd2cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nuget-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nuget-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: '8.x.x'
     - name: Verify commit exists in origin/master
       run: |
         git fetch --no-tags --prune --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*