diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0bebc49a..05714b78 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
             "name": "benchmarks",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/benchmarks/bin/Release/net7.0/benchmarks.exe",
-            "args": [],
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/benchmarks/bin/Release/net8.0/benchmarks.exe",
+            "args": ["-m", "--runtimes", "net8.0", "--filter", "*"],
             "env": {
                 "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
             },
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
             "preLaunchTask": "build release",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/benchmarks/bin/Release/net7.0/"
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/benchmarks/bin/Release/net8.0/"
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/benchmarks/Program.fs b/benchmarks/Program.fs
index 6a3054f6..59e7b3d7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/Program.fs
+++ b/benchmarks/Program.fs
@@ -1,28 +1,20 @@
-open System
-open BenchmarkDotNet.Running
-open benchmarks
+open BenchmarkDotNet.Running
 open BenchmarkDotNet.Configs
-open BenchmarkDotNet.Jobs
 open BenchmarkDotNet.Columns
-open BenchmarkDotNet.Environments
 open BenchmarkDotNet.Reports
-open FsToolkit.ErrorHandling.Benchmarks
-open ApplicativeTests
+open System.Reflection
+
 
 [<EntryPoint>]
 let main argv =
 
     let cfg =
         DefaultConfig.Instance
-            // .AddJob(Job.Default.WithRuntime(CoreRuntime.Core50))
-            .AddJob(Job.Default.WithRuntime(CoreRuntime.Core70))
             .AddColumn(StatisticColumn.P80, StatisticColumn.P95)
             .WithSummaryStyle(SummaryStyle.Default.WithRatioStyle(RatioStyle.Trend))
-    // BenchmarkRunner.Run<EitherMapBenchmarks>() |> ignore
-    // BenchmarkRunner.Run<TaskResult_BindCEBenchmarks>(cfg) |> ignore
-    // BenchmarkRunner.Run<BindSameBenchmarks>() |> ignore
 
-    BenchmarkRunner.Run<SeqTests.SeqBenchmarks>(cfg, argv)
+    // see here for console args: https://benchmarkdotnet.org/articles/guides/console-args.html
+    BenchmarkRunner.Run(assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(), config = cfg, args = argv)
     |> ignore
 
     0 // return an integer exit code