Target .NET 8 Release Candidate Version in VS2022

Question

I am waiting for a host provider to update their server version of .NET 8 from 8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6 but they are dragging their heels. Is it possible to target this specific version within Visual Studio so I can build and deploy whilst I wait for them to update their servers?

Answer 1

If you need/want concrete SDK to be used for build/publish then you can use global.json to "fix" it. Install corresponding SDK and add global.json to the project root with specific SDK version and disabled roll-forwarding:

{
  "sdk": {
    "version": "8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6",
    "rollForward": "disable"
  }
}