diff --git a/SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu.csproj b/SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu.csproj
index d6b31724e..ebb7ead85 100644
--- a/SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu.csproj
+++ b/SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu/Mono.SlidingMenu.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <MonoAndroidAssetsPrefix>Assets</MonoAndroidAssetsPrefix>
     <MonoAndroidResourcePrefix>Resources</MonoAndroidResourcePrefix>
     <AssemblyName>Mono.SlidingMenu</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.4</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v8.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>True</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/tv/TvLeanback/Picasso/Picasso/PicassoDroid.csproj b/tv/TvLeanback/Picasso/Picasso/PicassoDroid.csproj
index 654460c02..a6456dcce 100644
--- a/tv/TvLeanback/Picasso/Picasso/PicassoDroid.csproj
+++ b/tv/TvLeanback/Picasso/Picasso/PicassoDroid.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <RootNamespace>Picasso</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Picasso</AssemblyName>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.4</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v8.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/wear/SynchronizedNotifications/Common/Common.csproj b/wear/SynchronizedNotifications/Common/Common.csproj
index 18ba6dc7d..d72e2c233 100644
--- a/wear/SynchronizedNotifications/Common/Common.csproj
+++ b/wear/SynchronizedNotifications/Common/Common.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <AndroidResgenFile>Resources\Resource.designer.cs</AndroidResgenFile>
     <AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk>False</AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk>
     <AssemblyName>Common</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.4</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v8.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>