diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-desktop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef9f3d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-desktop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: .NET Core Desktop
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+  
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    env:
+      Project: RemnantSaveGuardian/RemnantSaveGuardian.csproj
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Install .NET Core
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+
+    - name: Setup MSBuild.exe
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+
+    # Just in case there will be some unit tests in future
+    - name: Execute unit tests
+      run: dotnet test
+
+    - name: Restore the application
+      run: msbuild $env:Project /t:Restore /p:Configuration=Release
+
+    - uses: kzrnm/get-net-sdk-project-versions-action@v2
+      id: get-version
+      with:
+        proj-path: ${{ env.Project }}
+
+    - name: publish
+      run: dotnet publish -o "./publish"
+
+    - name: Upload build artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: 'RemnantSaveGuardian_${{steps.get-version.outputs.assembly-version}}'
+        path: ./publish
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0cdc810..0e3bf40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Back up your Remnant 2 saves and view your world rolls.
 **This project is a work in progress. Lots of features are broken or partially implemented.**
 
 ## Installation
-1. Download and install [Microsoft .NET 6.0](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download) or greater
+1. Download and install [Microsoft .NET 8.0](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download) or greater
 2. Download the [latest release](https://github.com/Razzmatazzz/RemnantSaveGuardian/releases/latest/download/RemnantSaveGuardian.zip)
 3. Unzip the latest release to a folder of your choosing (probably not the same folder where you have the game installed)
 4. Run RemnantSaveGuardian.exe
diff --git a/RemnantSaveGuardian.sln b/RemnantSaveGuardian.sln
index 0a0b4c1..4b1bfc2 100644
--- a/RemnantSaveGuardian.sln
+++ b/RemnantSaveGuardian.sln
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{D6BEAB10-FA9E-421D-A7E6-ED1F5203B96F}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		Directory.Build.props = Directory.Build.props
+		.github\workflows\dotnet-desktop.yml = .github\workflows\dotnet-desktop.yml
+		LICENSE = LICENSE
+		README.md = README.md
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Global
diff --git a/RemnantSaveGuardian/RemnantSaveGuardian.csproj b/RemnantSaveGuardian/RemnantSaveGuardian.csproj
index 558cded..eabb267 100644
--- a/RemnantSaveGuardian/RemnantSaveGuardian.csproj
+++ b/RemnantSaveGuardian/RemnantSaveGuardian.csproj
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <LangVersion>10.0</LangVersion>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
-    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <SatelliteResourceLanguages>en;ru;de;es;fr;it;ja;ko;pt-BR;zh-Hans;zh-Hant</SatelliteResourceLanguages>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets\256.ico</ApplicationIcon>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.3.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.3.1.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <RunPostBuildEvent>OnOutputUpdated</RunPostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -19,12 +17,12 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.39" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.77" />
     <PackageReference Include="WPF-UI" Version="2.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.2.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="WPFLocalizeExtension" Version="3.10.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Autoupdater.NET.Official" Version="1.8.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Autoupdater.NET.Official" Version="1.8.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>