diff --git a/WebAPI/MigrationTool/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database.sqlproj b/WebAPI/MigrationTool/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database.sqlproj
index 0326a9321..eb25028d7 100644
--- a/WebAPI/MigrationTool/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database.sqlproj
+++ b/WebAPI/MigrationTool/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database/LearningHub.Nhs.Migration.Staging.Database.sqlproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <ModelCollation>1033,CI</ModelCollation>
     <DefaultFileStructure>BySchemaAndSchemaType</DefaultFileStructure>
     <DeployToDatabase>True</DeployToDatabase>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <TargetLanguage>CS</TargetLanguage>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <SqlServerVerification>False</SqlServerVerification>