diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 0de9dcc933e..0443aebc786 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet</PackageProjectUrl>
-	<LangVersion>7.3</LangVersion>
+	<LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>