diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting-and-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting-and-tests.yml
index 2cc6f24..f9845ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting-and-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting-and-tests.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ jobs:
 
         steps:
             - name: Cloning repo
-              uses: actions/checkout@v2
-              with:
-                  fetch-depth: 0
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
             - name: Set up Dotnet
-              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+              uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: dotnet restore
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
         steps:
           - name: Cloning repo
-            uses: actions/checkout@v2
+            uses: actions/checkout@v4
             with:
                 fetch-depth: 0
                 submodules: recursive
@@ -53,7 +51,9 @@ jobs:
           - name: Set up Dotnet ${{ matrix.dotnet-version }}
             uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
             with:
-                dotnet-version: ${{ matrix.dotnet-version }}
+                dotnet-version: |
+                  6.0.x
+                  ${{ matrix.dotnet-version }}
 
           - name: Run Tests
             # bafflingly adding the below debugging echo / version statements got the workflow to pass
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6aceb81..4324c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ env:
   DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: 1
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
   NuGetDirectory: ${{ github.workspace }}/nuget
+  DOTNET_VERSION: 7.0.x
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     # Install the .NET SDK indicated in the global.json file
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}
 
     # Create the NuGet package in the folder from the environment variable NuGetDirectory
     - run: dotnet pack --configuration Release --output ${{ env.NuGetDirectory }}
@@ -47,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
       # Install the .NET SDK indicated in the global.json file
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}
 
       # Download the NuGet package created in the previous job
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -78,6 +83,8 @@ jobs:
       # Install the .NET SDK indicated in the global.json file
       - name: Setup .NET Core
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}
 
       # Publish all NuGet packages to NuGet.org
       - name: Publish NuGet package
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 47c521e..0000000
--- a/global.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "sdk": {
-        "version": "7.0.304",
-        "rollForward": "latestFeature"
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file