diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d87157130..aa1c4700a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if test "x$DOTNET" = "xno"; then
 fi
 
 # Check dotnet version
-DOTNET_MINIMUM_VERSION=6.0
+DOTNET_MINIMUM_VERSION=7.0
 DOTNET_VERSION=$($DOTNET --version)
 AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$DOTNET_VERSION], [ge], [$DOTNET_MINIMUM_VERSION],
     AC_MSG_NOTICE([Found dotnet $DOTNET_VERSION]),
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$DOTNET_VERSION], [ge], [$DOTNET_MINIMUM_VERSION],
 )
 
 # Select target framework based on the dotnet version.
-DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK=net7.0
-AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$DOTNET_VERSION], [ge], [8.0],
-                   [DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK=net8.0], [])
+DOTNET_MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo $DOTNET_VERSION | cut -d '.' -f 1,2)
+DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK="net$DOTNET_MAJOR_VERSION"
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using target framework $DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK])
 
 DOTNET_CMD="env TargetFramework=$DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK $DOTNET"