diff --git a/DependencyPacker/DependencyPacker.csproj b/DependencyPacker/DependencyPacker.csproj
index 3fc7adfb..b1796162 100644
--- a/DependencyPacker/DependencyPacker.csproj
+++ b/DependencyPacker/DependencyPacker.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>DependencyPacker</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>DependencyPacker</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -175,6 +176,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.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.
diff --git a/DependencyPacker/app.config b/DependencyPacker/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e0e37cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DependencyPacker/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/></startup></configuration>
diff --git a/GUI.NET/GUI.NET.csproj b/GUI.NET/GUI.NET.csproj
index 899306fa..7774686b 100644
--- a/GUI.NET/GUI.NET.csproj
+++ b/GUI.NET/GUI.NET.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Mesen.GUI</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Mesen</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ApplicationIcon>Icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
@@ -1313,6 +1314,7 @@
     <Compile Include="RuntimeChecker.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SingleInstance.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TestRunner.cs" />
+    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="Resources\EditComment.png" />
     <None Include="Resources\MoveDown.png" />
     <None Include="Resources\MoveUp.png" />
diff --git a/GUI.NET/app.config b/GUI.NET/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e0e37cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GUI.NET/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/></startup></configuration>
diff --git a/UpdateHelper/UpdateHelper.csproj b/UpdateHelper/UpdateHelper.csproj
index 77bf9e25..59caa1e3 100644
--- a/UpdateHelper/UpdateHelper.csproj
+++ b/UpdateHelper/UpdateHelper.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>MesenUpdater</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>MesenUpdater</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="Icon.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.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.
diff --git a/UpdateHelper/app.config b/UpdateHelper/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e0e37cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UpdateHelper/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/></startup></configuration>