diff --git a/azure-pipelines/prereqs.yml b/azure-pipelines/prereqs.yml
index 09285359e3..3fd02fba33 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/prereqs.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/prereqs.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ steps:
 # So we avoid installing .NET in those cases.
 - ${{ if eq(parameters.installDotNet, true) }}:
   - task: UseDotNet@2
-    displayName: 'Install .NET Core SDKs'
+    displayName: 'Install .NET SDK'
     inputs:
-      version: '8.x'
+      version: '8.0.403'
 
 - script: dotnet --info
   displayName: Display dotnet info
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/test-matrix.yml b/azure-pipelines/test-matrix.yml
index dacf360ff8..20cd7fb5b2 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/test-matrix.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/test-matrix.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
   steps:
   - template: /azure-pipelines/test.yml@self
     parameters:
-      # Prefer the dotnet from the container.
-      installDotNet: false
+      installDotNet: true
       installAdditionalLinuxDependencies: true
       npmCommand: $(npmCommand)
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diff --git a/src/lsptoolshost/dotnetRuntimeExtensionResolver.ts b/src/lsptoolshost/dotnetRuntimeExtensionResolver.ts
index 2198309088..5c458d22c6 100644
--- a/src/lsptoolshost/dotnetRuntimeExtensionResolver.ts
+++ b/src/lsptoolshost/dotnetRuntimeExtensionResolver.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { getDotnetInfo } from '../shared/utils/getDotnetInfo';
 import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { RuntimeInfo } from '../shared/utils/dotnetInfo';
 
-export const DotNetRuntimeVersion = '8.0';
+export const DotNetRuntimeVersion = '8.0.10';
 
 interface IDotnetAcquireResult {
     dotnetPath: string;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class DotnetRuntimeExtensionResolver implements IHostExecutableResolver {
             }
 
             // Verify that the dotnet we found includes a runtime version that is compatible with our requirement.
-            const requiredRuntimeVersion = semver.parse(`${DotNetRuntimeVersion}.0`);
+            const requiredRuntimeVersion = semver.parse(`${DotNetRuntimeVersion}`);
             if (!requiredRuntimeVersion) {
                 throw new Error(`Unable to parse minimum required version ${DotNetRuntimeVersion}`);
             }