diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 177591fcc..a56d9bbe0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dotnet: ['net8.0','net6.0', 'net472', 'net471']
+        dotnet: ['net6.0', 'net472', 'net471']
         cloud_env: ['AZURE', 'GCP', 'AWS']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Dotnet
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+          dotnet-version: '6.0.x'
           dotnet-quality: 'ga'
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dotnet: ['net8.0','net6.0']
+        dotnet: ['net6.0']
         cloud_env: ['AZURE', 'GCP', 'AWS']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Dotnet
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+          dotnet-version: '6.0.x'
           dotnet-quality: 'ga'
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dotnet: ['net8.0','net6.0']
+        dotnet: ['net6.0']
         cloud_env: ['AZURE', 'GCP', 'AWS']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Dotnet
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+          dotnet-version: '6.0.x'
           dotnet-quality: 'ga'
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mainDotNet8.yml b/.github/workflows/mainDotNet8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df7ff4079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/mainDotNet8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+name: DotNet 8 Build and Test
+
+# Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the master branch
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      logLevel:
+        default: warning
+        description: "Log level"
+        required: true
+      tags:
+        description: "Test scenario tags"
+        required: false
+
+concurrency:
+  # older builds for the same pull request number or branch should be cancelled
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  test-windows:
+    name: Tests on Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        dotnet: ['net8.0']
+        cloud_env: ['AZURE', 'GCP', 'AWS']
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+          dotnet-quality: 'ga'
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+      - name: Setup dotnet-coverage
+        run: dotnet tool install --global dotnet-coverage --version 17.8.4
+      - name: Decrypt Parameters
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          PARAMETER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PARAMETER_SECRET }}
+        run: |
+          gpg --quiet --batch --yes --decrypt --passphrase="$PARAMETER_SECRET" \
+           ./.github/workflows/parameters/parameters_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}.json.gpg > Snowflake.Data.Tests/parameters.json
+      - name: Build Driver
+        run: |
+          cd Snowflake.Data.Tests
+          dotnet restore
+          dotnet build -f ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
+      - name: Run Tests
+        run: |
+          cd Snowflake.Data.Tests
+          dotnet-coverage collect "dotnet test --framework ${{ matrix.dotnet }} --no-build -l console;verbosity=normal" --output windows_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml --output-format cobertura --settings coverage.config
+        env:
+          snowflake_cloud_env: ${{ matrix.cloud_env }}
+          net_version: ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
+      - name: Upload Code Coverage Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: code-coverage-report
+          path: Snowflake.Data.Tests\windows_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml
+      - name: Upload Test Performance Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: tests-performance
+          path: Snowflake.Data.Tests\windows_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_performance.csv
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        with:
+          # without the token code cov may fail because of Github limits https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/557
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODE_COV_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
+          files: Snowflake.Data.Tests\windows_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml
+
+  test-linux:
+    name: Tests on Linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        dotnet: ['net8.0']
+        cloud_env: ['AZURE', 'GCP', 'AWS']
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+          dotnet-quality: 'ga'
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+      - name: Setup dotnet-coverage
+        run: dotnet tool install --global dotnet-coverage --version 17.8.4
+      - name: Decrypt Parameters
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          PARAMETER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PARAMETER_SECRET }}
+        run: |
+          gpg --quiet --batch --yes --decrypt --passphrase="$PARAMETER_SECRET" \
+           ./.github/workflows/parameters/parameters_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}.json.gpg > Snowflake.Data.Tests/parameters.json
+      - name: Build Driver
+        run: |
+          dotnet restore
+          dotnet build
+      - name: Run Tests
+        run: |
+          cd Snowflake.Data.Tests
+          dotnet-coverage collect "dotnet test --framework ${{ matrix.dotnet }} --no-build -l console;verbosity=normal" --output linux_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml --output-format cobertura --settings coverage.config
+        env:
+          snowflake_cloud_env: ${{ matrix.cloud_env }}
+          net_version: ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
+      - name: Upload Code Coverage Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: code-coverage-report
+          path: Snowflake.Data.Tests/linux_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml
+      - name: Upload Test Performance Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: tests-performance
+          path: Snowflake.Data.Tests/linux_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_performance.csv
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        with:
+          # without the token code cov may fail because of Github limits https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/557
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODE_COV_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
+          files: Snowflake.Data.Tests/linux_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml
+
+  test-mac:
+    name: Tests on MAC
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        dotnet: ['net8.0']
+        cloud_env: ['AZURE', 'GCP', 'AWS']
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Dotnet
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '8.0.x'
+          dotnet-quality: 'ga'
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+      - name: Setup dotnet-coverage
+        run: dotnet tool install --global dotnet-coverage --version 17.8.4
+      - name: Decrypt Parameters
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          PARAMETER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PARAMETER_SECRET }}
+        run: |
+          gpg --quiet --batch --yes --decrypt --passphrase="$PARAMETER_SECRET" \
+           ./.github/workflows/parameters/parameters_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}.json.gpg > Snowflake.Data.Tests/parameters.json
+      - name: Build Driver
+        run: |
+          dotnet restore
+          dotnet build
+      - name: Run Tests
+        run: |
+          cd Snowflake.Data.Tests
+          dotnet-coverage collect "dotnet test --framework ${{ matrix.dotnet }} --no-build -l console;verbosity=normal" --output macos_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml --output-format cobertura --settings coverage.config
+        env:
+          snowflake_cloud_env: ${{ matrix.cloud_env }}
+          net_version: ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
+      - name: Upload Code Coverage Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: code-coverage-report
+          path: Snowflake.Data.Tests/macos_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml
+      - name: Upload Test Performance Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: tests-performance
+          path: Snowflake.Data.Tests/macos_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_performance.csv
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        with:
+          # without the token code cov may fail because of Github limits https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/557
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODE_COV_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
+          files: Snowflake.Data.Tests/macos_${{ matrix.dotnet }}_${{ matrix.cloud_env }}_coverage.xml