diff --git a/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml b/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 44ef67378..34a678068 100644
--- a/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pr:
 variables:
   RunningOnCI: true
   Build.Configuration: Release
-  DotNetCoreVersion: 3.1.300
+  DotNetCoreVersion: 5.0.103
   HostedMacImage: macOS-10.15
   HostedWinVS2019: Hosted Windows 2019 with VS2019
   NetCoreTargetFrameworkPathSuffix: -netcoreapp3.1