diff --git a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850.NET.csproj b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850.NET.csproj
index 4aa6af86..21da8024 100644
--- a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850.NET.csproj
+++ b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850.NET.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>iec61850dotnet</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>iec61850dotnet</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <ConsolePause>false</ConsolePause>
+    <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugType>none</DebugType>
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <ConsolePause>false</ConsolePause>
+    <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />