diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 0f1736d0a07..8bd8743f167 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "tools": {
-    "dotnet": "3.1.101"
+    "dotnet": "5.0.100-preview.5.20251.2"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
     "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "5.0.0-beta.20221.14",