diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index c2b11624c8..9bda76f882 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
   <!-- Import the shared global .props file -->
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)shared-infrastructure\msbuild\props\SixLabors.Global.props" />
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' OR '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'">
+    <LangVersion>12.0</LangVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'">
     <LangVersion>14.0</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>