diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 557a2cb50..c4e02ab97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       TEST_TIMEOUT_MINUTES: 30
       FSAC_TEST_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT : 120000 #ms, individual test timeouts
+      MSBUILDLIVELOGGER: auto
     timeout-minutes: 30 # we have a locking issue, so cap the runs at ~20m to account for varying build times, etc
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/build/Program.fs b/build/Program.fs
index 719dfccbc..ab8783695 100644
--- a/build/Program.fs
+++ b/build/Program.fs
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ let init args =
 
   Target.create "Clean" (fun _ -> Shell.cleanDirs [ buildDir; buildReleaseDir; pkgsDir ])
 
-  Target.create "Restore" (fun _ -> DotNet.restore id "")
-
   Target.create "Build" (fun _ ->
-    DotNet.build
-      (fun p -> { p with Configuration = DotNet.BuildConfiguration.fromString configuration })
-      "FsAutoComplete.sln")
+    DotNet.exec id "build" "-c Release FsAutoComplete.sln"
+    |> fun r ->
+         if not r.OK then
+           failwithf "Errors while building: %A" r.Errors
+  )
 
   Target.create "EnsureRepoConfig" (fun _ ->
     // Configure custom git hooks
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ let init args =
   "PromoteUnreleasedToVersion" ==> "CreateVersionTag" ==> "Promote"
   |> ignore<string>
 
-  "Restore" ==> "Build" |> ignore<string>
-
   "Build" ==> "LspTest" ==> "Coverage" ==> "Test" ==> "All"
   |> ignore<string>
 
diff --git a/build/build.fsproj b/build/build.fsproj
index 5525ec55c..602eccc70 100644
--- a/build/build.fsproj
+++ b/build/build.fsproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <RollForward>Major</RollForward>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Program.fs" />
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 9b810c8b0..49d62079e 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "7.0.400-preview.23226.4",
+    "version": "8.0.100-preview.4.23228.11",
     "allowPrerelease": true
   }
 }