diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/ControlCatalog.csproj b/samples/ControlCatalog/ControlCatalog.csproj
index 80e1f591ea..206d19514d 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/ControlCatalog.csproj
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/ControlCatalog.csproj
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <MinimumVisualStudioVersion>10.0</MinimumVisualStudioVersion>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
-    <ProjectGuid>{D0A739B9-3C68-4BA6-A328-41606954B6BD}</ProjectGuid>
-    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
-    <RootNamespace>ControlCatalog</RootNamespace>
-    <AssemblyName>ControlCatalog</AssemblyName>
-    <DefaultLanguage>en-US</DefaultLanguage>
-    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
-    <ProjectTypeGuids>{786C830F-07A1-408B-BD7F-6EE04809D6DB};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
-    <TargetFrameworkProfile>Profile7</TargetFrameworkProfile>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <EnableDefaultCompileItems>False</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
+    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -225,14 +213,6 @@
       </SubType>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\Portable\$(TargetFrameworkVersion)\Microsoft.Portable.CSharp.targets" />
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
-       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
-  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
-  </Target>
-  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
-  </Target>
-  -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.4.0" />
   </ItemGroup>