diff --git a/orleans/Presence/Directory.Build.props b/orleans/Presence/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24a05c5a791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orleans/Presence/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/orleans/Presence/Presence.sln b/orleans/Presence/Presence.sln
index b1e4a88eef3..d716413ca60 100644
--- a/orleans/Presence/Presence.sln
+++ b/orleans/Presence/Presence.sln
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "LoadGenerator", "src\LoadGe
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{C89D2AC3-5081-477A-AD11-8FE2E4AEF1E1}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		Directory.Build.props = Directory.Build.props
 		README.md = README.md
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
diff --git a/orleans/Presence/README.md b/orleans/Presence/README.md
index 7256e67e310..4074b5ea771 100644
--- a/orleans/Presence/README.md
+++ b/orleans/Presence/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This sample demonstrates a gaming presence service in which a game server (repre
 
 ## Sample prerequisites
 
-This sample is written in C# and targets .NET 7.0. It requires the [.NET 7.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/7.0) or later.
+This sample is written in C# and targets .NET 8.0. It requires the [.NET 8.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0) or later.
 
 ## Building the sample
 
diff --git a/orleans/Presence/src/Grains.Interfaces/Grains.Interfaces.csproj b/orleans/Presence/src/Grains.Interfaces/Grains.Interfaces.csproj
index 52089b9e644..5fa12bb20e7 100644
--- a/orleans/Presence/src/Grains.Interfaces/Grains.Interfaces.csproj
+++ b/orleans/Presence/src/Grains.Interfaces/Grains.Interfaces.csproj
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
+  
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Sdk" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Sdk" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MsgPack.Cli" Version="1.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/orleans/Presence/src/Grains/Grains.csproj b/orleans/Presence/src/Grains/Grains.csproj
index 116218205aa..0015df18ff0 100644
--- a/orleans/Presence/src/Grains/Grains.csproj
+++ b/orleans/Presence/src/Grains/Grains.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Sdk" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Sdk" Version="8.0.0" />
 
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/orleans/Presence/src/LoadGenerator/LoadGenerator.csproj b/orleans/Presence/src/LoadGenerator/LoadGenerator.csproj
index 69d2e97d94b..bb91bb0120b 100644
--- a/orleans/Presence/src/LoadGenerator/LoadGenerator.csproj
+++ b/orleans/Presence/src/LoadGenerator/LoadGenerator.csproj
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Client" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Client" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/orleans/Presence/src/PlayerWatcher/PlayerWatcher.csproj b/orleans/Presence/src/PlayerWatcher/PlayerWatcher.csproj
index 69d2e97d94b..bb91bb0120b 100644
--- a/orleans/Presence/src/PlayerWatcher/PlayerWatcher.csproj
+++ b/orleans/Presence/src/PlayerWatcher/PlayerWatcher.csproj
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Client" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Client" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/orleans/Presence/src/PresenceService/PresenceService.csproj b/orleans/Presence/src/PresenceService/PresenceService.csproj
index f31f494688b..866b5582bf1 100644
--- a/orleans/Presence/src/PresenceService/PresenceService.csproj
+++ b/orleans/Presence/src/PresenceService/PresenceService.csproj
@@ -2,17 +2,14 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <ServerGarbageCollection>true</ServerGarbageCollection>
     <ConcurrentGarbageCollection>true</ConcurrentGarbageCollection>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Server" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Orleans.Server" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>