diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/common-templates/install-tools.yml b/.azure-pipelines/common-templates/install-tools.yml
index 01948fec94..ed1b6fbed3 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/common-templates/install-tools.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/common-templates/install-tools.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ steps:
       version: 2.x
 
   - task: UseDotNet@2
-    displayName: "Use .NET 6" # needed for ESRP v5 signing
+    displayName: "Use .NET 8" # needed for ESRP v5 signing
     inputs:
-      version: 6.x
+      version: 8.x
 
   - task: UseDotNet@2
     displayName: Use .NET SDK
diff --git a/module/Entra/config/ModuleMetadata.json b/module/Entra/config/ModuleMetadata.json
index 7bfa46cf7b..d8c9419628 100644
--- a/module/Entra/config/ModuleMetadata.json
+++ b/module/Entra/config/ModuleMetadata.json
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
       "Entra"
     ],
     "releaseNotes": "See https://github.com/microsoftgraph/entra-powershell.",
-    "version": "0.21.0",
-    "Prerelease": "preview",
+    "version": "0.22.0",
+    "Prerelease": "",
     "dotNetVersion":"4.7.2",
     "powershellVersion":"5.1"
   }
diff --git a/module/EntraBeta/config/ModuleMetadata.json b/module/EntraBeta/config/ModuleMetadata.json
index ffa9467332..823dd210ff 100644
--- a/module/EntraBeta/config/ModuleMetadata.json
+++ b/module/EntraBeta/config/ModuleMetadata.json
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
       "Entra"
     ],
     "releaseNotes": "See https://github.com/microsoftgraph/entra-powershell.",
-    "version": "0.21.0",
-    "Prerelease": "preview",
+    "version": "0.22.0",
+    "Prerelease": "",
     "dotNetVersion":"4.7.2",
     "powershellVersion":"5.1"
   }