diff --git a/csharp-httprequest.sln b/csharp-httprequest.sln
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fc9be9..0000000
--- a/csharp-httprequest.sln
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
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-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "root", "template\csharp-httprequest\root.csproj", "{132C9C0D-0AF1-4D73-91B0-5C072B1B553E}"
-EndProject
-Global
-	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
-		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
-		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
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-	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
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diff --git a/template/csharp-httprequest/Dockerfile b/template/csharp-httprequest/Dockerfile
index 95953be..1feb314 100644
--- a/template/csharp-httprequest/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/csharp-httprequest/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-FROM alpine:3.8 as watchdog
+FROM alpine:3.12 as watchdog
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add curl \
     && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
-    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas-incubator/of-watchdog/releases/download/0.5.1/of-watchdog > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
+    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas-incubator/of-watchdog/releases/download/0.8.1/of-watchdog > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
     && chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
     && cp /usr/bin/fwatchdog /home/app \
     && apk del curl --no-cache
-
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/sdk:2.2 as builder
+    
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:7.0-alpine as builder
 
 # Supress collection of data.
 ENV DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT 1
 
 # Optimize for Docker builder caching by adding projects first.
-
-RUN mkdir -p /home/app/function
-WORKDIR /home/app/function
+RUN mkdir -p /home/app/src/function
+WORKDIR /home/app/src/function
 COPY ./function/Function.csproj  .
 
 WORKDIR /home/app/src/
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ COPY .  .
 
 RUN dotnet publish -c release -o published
 
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/aspnet:2.2
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:7.0-alpine
 
 COPY --from=watchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog  /usr/bin/
 
diff --git a/template/csharp-httprequest/Program.cs b/template/csharp-httprequest/Program.cs
index 20c3165..e7c541c 100644
--- a/template/csharp-httprequest/Program.cs
+++ b/template/csharp-httprequest/Program.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 
 public class Program
 {
-    public static void Main(string[] args) => CreateWebHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
+    public static void Main(string[] args) => CreateHostBuilder(args).Build().Run();
 
-    public static IWebHostBuilder CreateWebHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
-            WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
-                .UseStartup<Startup>()
-                .UseUrls("http://localhost:5000");
+    public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
+        Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
+            .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
+            {
+                webBuilder.UseKestrel();
+                webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>();
+                webBuilder.UseUrls("http://localhost:5000");
+            });
 }
diff --git a/template/csharp-httprequest/Startup.cs b/template/csharp-httprequest/Startup.cs
index 5b4b00f..dd76da7 100644
--- a/template/csharp-httprequest/Startup.cs
+++ b/template/csharp-httprequest/Startup.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
     {
     }
 
-    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
+    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
     {
         app.Run(async (context) =>
         {
diff --git a/template/csharp-httprequest/function/Function.csproj b/template/csharp-httprequest/function/Function.csproj
index ec15780..7c713fb 100644
--- a/template/csharp-httprequest/function/Function.csproj
+++ b/template/csharp-httprequest/function/Function.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/template/csharp-httprequest/root.csproj b/template/csharp-httprequest/root.csproj
index fde3a18..e8751ab 100644
--- a/template/csharp-httprequest/root.csproj
+++ b/template/csharp-httprequest/root.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <ServerGarbageCollection>false</ServerGarbageCollection>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" Version="2.2.7" />
   </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>