diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 10802ca1d..79903b0d1 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <LangVersion>Latest</LangVersion>
 
     <!-- TODO: Remove when https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/pull/12161 is merged and consumed. -->
-    <NetCurrent Condition="'$(NetCurrent)' == ''">net8.0</NetCurrent>
+    <NetCurrent Condition="'$(NetCurrent)' == ''">net7.0</NetCurrent>
 
     <TargetFramework>$(NetCurrent)</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool/build/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool.targets b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool/build/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool.targets
index 0cfc3a0ae..31567cd3d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool/build/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool.targets
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool/build/Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool.targets
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
     <!-- If DotNetTool is undefined, we default to assuming 'dotnet' is on the path -->
     <DotNetTool Condition="'$(DotNetTool)' == ''">dotnet</DotNetTool>
 
-    <_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorPath Condition="'$(_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net8.0\Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool.dll</_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorPath>
+    <_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorPath Condition="'$(_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net7.0\Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.BuildTool.dll</_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorPath>
 
     <_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorCommand>"$(DotNetTool)" $(_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorPath)</_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorCommand>
 
-    <_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorTasksPath Condition="'$(_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorTasksPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net8.0\Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.Tasks.dll</_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorTasksPath>
+    <_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorTasksPath Condition="'$(_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorTasksPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net7.0\Microsoft.DotNet.HotReload.Utils.Generator.Tasks.dll</_HotReloadDeltaGeneratorTasksPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>