diff --git a/src/solidlsp/language_servers/fsharp_language_server.py b/src/solidlsp/language_servers/fsharp_language_server.py
index 4ad56135..1a5f9cde 100644
--- a/src/solidlsp/language_servers/fsharp_language_server.py
+++ b/src/solidlsp/language_servers/fsharp_language_server.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class FSharpLanguageServer(SolidLanguageServer):
         dotnet_exe = shutil.which("dotnet")
         if not dotnet_exe:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                ".NET SDK is not installed or not in PATH. Please install .NET SDK 6.0 or later and ensure 'dotnet' is in your PATH."
+                ".NET SDK is not installed or not in PATH. Please install .NET SDK 8.0 or later and ensure 'dotnet' is in your PATH."
             )
 
         # Verify dotnet version