diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
index c0c0e6123..4634dc03e 100644
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ $DotNetGlobalFile = "$PSScriptRoot\\global.json"
 $DotNetInstallUrl = "https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.ps1"
 $DotNetChannel = "STS"
 
-$env:DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE = 1
 $env:DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT = 1
-$env:DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP = 0
+$env:DOTNET_NOLOGO = 1
 
 ###########################################################################
 # EXECUTION
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ else {
         ExecSafe { & powershell $DotNetInstallFile -InstallDir $DotNetDirectory -Version $DotNetVersion -NoPath }
     }
     $env:DOTNET_EXE = "$DotNetDirectory\dotnet.exe"
+    $env:PATH = "$DotNetDirectory;$env:PATH"
 }
 
 Write-Output "Microsoft (R) .NET SDK version $(& $env:DOTNET_EXE --version)"
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index d4a7e51ec..fdff0c623 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ DOTNET_INSTALL_URL="https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh"
 DOTNET_CHANNEL="STS"
 
 export DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1
-export DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE=1
-export DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP=0
+export DOTNET_NOLOGO=1
 
 ###########################################################################
 # EXECUTION
@@ -54,11 +53,12 @@ else
         "$DOTNET_INSTALL_FILE" --install-dir "$DOTNET_DIRECTORY" --version "$DOTNET_VERSION" --no-path
     fi
     export DOTNET_EXE="$DOTNET_DIRECTORY/dotnet"
+    export PATH="$DOTNET_DIRECTORY:$PATH"
 fi
 
 echo "Microsoft (R) .NET SDK version $("$DOTNET_EXE" --version)"
 
-if [[ ! -z ${NUKE_ENTERPRISE_TOKEN+x} && "NUKE_ENTERPRISE_TOKEN" != "" ]]; then
+if [[ ! -z ${NUKE_ENTERPRISE_TOKEN+x} && "$NUKE_ENTERPRISE_TOKEN" != "" ]]; then
     "$DOTNET_EXE" nuget remove source "nuke-enterprise" &>/dev/null || true
     "$DOTNET_EXE" nuget add source "https://f.feedz.io/nuke/enterprise/nuget" --name "nuke-enterprise" --username "PAT" --password "$NUKE_ENTERPRISE_TOKEN" --store-password-in-clear-text &>/dev/null || true
 fi
diff --git a/build/Build.cs b/build/Build.cs
index f10232190..e6f4fbc1d 100644
--- a/build/Build.cs
+++ b/build/Build.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ partial class Build : NukeBuild
     [Solution] Solution Solution;
     [GitRepository] readonly GitRepository GitRepository;
 
-    static AbsolutePath SourceDirectory => RootDirectory / "src";
-
     static AbsolutePath ArtifactsDirectory => RootDirectory / "publish";
 
     string TagVersion => GitRepository.Tags.SingleOrDefault(x => x.StartsWith("v"))?[1..];
@@ -45,8 +43,6 @@ partial class Build : NukeBuild
 
     string VersionSuffix;
 
-    static bool IsRunningOnWindows => RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows);
-
     [Secret]
     [Parameter("GitHub API token")]
     readonly string GitHubToken;
@@ -101,11 +97,11 @@ static void DeleteCompilationArtifacts()
         .Executes(() =>
         {
             DotNetBuild(_ =>_
-                .EnableNoRestore()
+                .SetNoRestore(SucceededTargets.Contains(Restore))
                 .SetConfiguration(Configuration)
                 .SetDeterministic(IsServerBuild)
                 .SetContinuousIntegrationBuild(IsServerBuild)
-                .SetVerbosity(DotNetVerbosity.Minimal)
+                .SetVerbosity(DotNetVerbosity.minimal)
                 // obsolete missing XML documentation comment, XML comment on not valid language element, XML comment has badly formed XML, no matching tag in XML comment
                 // need to use escaped separator in order for this to work
                 .AddProperty("NoWarn", string.Join("%3B", new [] { 169, 612, 618, 1591, 1587, 1570, 1572, 1573, 1574 }))
diff --git a/build/_build.csproj b/build/_build.csproj
index 104cf021f..91a5396c8 100644
--- a/build/_build.csproj
+++ b/build/_build.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
         <RootNamespace></RootNamespace>
         <NoWarn>CS0649;CS0169</NoWarn>
         <NukeRootDirectory>..</NukeRootDirectory>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Nuke.Common" Version="7.0.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Nuke.Common" Version="8.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/solution/NPOI.Core.Test.sln b/solution/NPOI.Core.Test.sln
index 9328d5a3b..188036c0a 100644
--- a/solution/NPOI.Core.Test.sln
+++ b/solution/NPOI.Core.Test.sln
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ Global
 		{DA2CA3BD-1CAC-470C-9FA2-611A5768A76A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{DA2CA3BD-1CAC-470C-9FA2-611A5768A76A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{94B18BCF-84E8-401F-BAAB-0496AA136628}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{94B18BCF-84E8-401F-BAAB-0496AA136628}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{94B18BCF-84E8-401F-BAAB-0496AA136628}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{94B18BCF-84E8-401F-BAAB-0496AA136628}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{3DA1149D-46F8-4181-9976-E002BF2BFB76}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{3DA1149D-46F8-4181-9976-E002BF2BFB76}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{3DA1149D-46F8-4181-9976-E002BF2BFB76}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU