diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
index d8f0f39977..bc76a39f08 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <AndroidResgenFile>Resources\Resource.Designer.cs</AndroidResgenFile>
     <GenerateSerializationAssemblies>Off</GenerateSerializationAssemblies>
     <AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk>False</AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.4</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v8.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <AndroidManifest>Properties\AndroidManifest.xml</AndroidManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Avalonia.Android.csproj b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Avalonia.Android.csproj
index 9c3d4fb3a1..0089ea3b8d 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Avalonia.Android.csproj
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Avalonia.Android.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="MSBuild.Sdk.Extras">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>monoandroid44</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>monoandroid80</TargetFramework>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication.csproj b/src/Android/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication.csproj
index 9c72321472..1b2b205d45 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication.csproj
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication/Avalonia.AndroidTestApplication.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <AndroidResgenFile>Resources\Resource.Designer.cs</AndroidResgenFile>
     <GenerateSerializationAssemblies>Off</GenerateSerializationAssemblies>
     <AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk>False</AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.4</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v8.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <AndroidManifest>Properties\AndroidManifest.xml</AndroidManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">