diff --git a/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-common/src/extension.ts b/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-common/src/extension.ts
index f3e2f83423..a1476bac52 100644
--- a/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-common/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-common/src/extension.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
     const dotnetConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(constants.DotnetConfigurationSectionName);
     const polyglotConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(constants.PolyglotConfigurationSectionName);
-    const minDotNetSdkVersion = dotnetConfig.get<string>('minimumDotNetSdkVersion') || '7.0';
+    const minDotNetSdkVersion = dotnetConfig.get<string>('minimumDotNetSdkVersion') || '8.0';
     const diagnosticsChannel = new OutputChannelAdapter(vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Polyglot Notebook : diagnostics'));
     const loggerChannel = new OutputChannelAdapter(vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Polyglot Notebook : logger'));
     DotNetPathManager.setOutputChannelAdapter(diagnosticsChannel);
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         const dotnetVersion = await getDotNetVersionOrThrow(DotNetPathManager.getDotNetPath(), diagnosticsChannel);
         if (!isVersionGreaterOrEqual(dotnetVersion, minDotNetSdkVersion)) {
             showHelpPage = true;
-            const message = `The .NET SDK version ${dotnetVersion} is not sufficient. The minimum required version is ${minDotNetSdkVersion}.`;
+            const message = `The .NET SDK version ${dotnetVersion} is not sufficient. The required version is ${minDotNetSdkVersion}.`;
             diagnosticsChannel.appendLine(message);
             vscode.window.showErrorMessage(message);
         }
     } catch (e) {
         showHelpPage = true;
-        vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`Please install the .NET SDK version ${minDotNetSdkVersion} from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download`);
+        vscode.window.showErrorMessage(`Please install the .NET SDK version ${minDotNetSdkVersion} from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/${minDotNetSdkVersion}`);
     }
 
     if (showHelpPage) {
diff --git a/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-insiders/help/DotNetVersion.md b/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-insiders/help/DotNetVersion.md
index c7340597bb..9b9491a2e6 100644
--- a/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-insiders/help/DotNetVersion.md
+++ b/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode-insiders/help/DotNetVersion.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# .NET 7 SDK **REQUIRED**
+# .NET 8 SDK **REQUIRED**
 
-## The Polyglot Notebooks extension now requires .NET SDK Version 8.0 or higher.
+## The Polyglot Notebooks extension now requires .NET SDK Version 8.0.
 
-## 1. Install [here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download)
+## 1. Install [here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/8.0)
 ## 2. Restart VS Code
diff --git a/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode/help/DotNetVersion.md b/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode/help/DotNetVersion.md
index c7340597bb..9b9491a2e6 100644
--- a/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode/help/DotNetVersion.md
+++ b/src/polyglot-notebooks-vscode/help/DotNetVersion.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# .NET 7 SDK **REQUIRED**
+# .NET 8 SDK **REQUIRED**
 
-## The Polyglot Notebooks extension now requires .NET SDK Version 8.0 or higher.
+## The Polyglot Notebooks extension now requires .NET SDK Version 8.0.
 
-## 1. Install [here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download)
+## 1. Install [here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/8.0)
 ## 2. Restart VS Code