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+# .NET 8.0 Upgrade Plan
+
+## Execution Steps
+
+Execute steps below sequentially one by one in the order they are listed.
+
+1. Validate that an .NET 8.0 SDK required for this upgrade is installed on the machine and if not, help to get it installed.
+2. Ensure that the SDK version specified in global.json files is compatible with the .NET 8.0 upgrade.
+3. Upgrade ClipTrimDotNet\ClipTrimDotNet.csproj
+4. Run unit tests to validate upgrade in the projects listed below:
+  - ClientTest\ClientTest.csproj
+
+## Settings
+
+This section contains settings and data used by execution steps.
+
+### Excluded projects
+
+| Project name                                   | Description                 |
+|:-----------------------------------------------|:---------------------------:|
+
+### Aggregate NuGet packages modifications across all projects
+
+NuGet packages used across all selected projects or their dependencies that need version update in projects that reference them.
+
+| Package Name                        | Current Version | New Version | Description                                   |
+|:------------------------------------|:---------------:|:-----------:|:----------------------------------------------|
+| Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces       |   10.0.2        |  8.0.0      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection | 10.0.2   |  8.0.1      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions | 10.0.2 | 8.0.2 | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| Microsoft.Extensions.Logging        |   10.0.2        |  8.0.1      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions | 10.0.2   |  8.0.3      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| Microsoft.Extensions.Options        |   10.0.2        |  8.0.2      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives     |   10.0.2        |  8.0.0      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource |   10.0.2        |  8.0.1      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| System.Drawing.Common               |   9.0.10        |  8.0.24     | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| System.IO.Pipelines                 |   10.0.2        |  8.0.0      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| System.Security.AccessControl       |   4.7.0         |  6.0.1      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| System.Text.Encodings.Web           |   10.0.2        |  8.0.0      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| System.Text.Json                    |   10.0.2        |  8.0.6      | Recommended for .NET 8.0                      |
+| Microsoft.Win32.Registry            |   4.7.0         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Buffers                      |   4.6.1         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.IO                           |   4.3.0         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Memory                       |   4.6.3         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Net.Http                     |   4.3.4         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Numerics.Vectors             |   4.6.1         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Runtime                      |   4.3.0         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms | 4.3.0     |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Security.Cryptography.Encoding | 4.3.0        |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Security.Cryptography.Primitives | 4.3.0     |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates | 4.3.0 |         | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Security.Principal.Windows   |   4.7.0         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions   |   4.6.3         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+| System.ValueTuple                   |   4.6.1         |             | Functionality included with framework         |
+
+### Project upgrade details
+
+#### ClipTrimDotNet\ClipTrimDotNet.csproj modifications
+
+Project properties changes:
+  - Target framework should be changed from `.NETFramework,Version=v4.8` to `net8.0`
+  - Project file should be converted to SDK-style
+
+NuGet packages changes:
+  - Update all packages listed in the NuGet packages table above as recommended
+  - Remove packages whose functionality is now included with the framework
+
+Other changes:
+  - Ensure compatibility with .NET 8.0 APIs and features
+  - Update code as needed for breaking changes