# DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK_VERSION

Added in version 3.12.

Specify the .NET target framework version.

Used to specify the .NET target framework version for C++/CLI and C#. For example: `v4.5`.

This property is only evaluated for Visual Studio Generators VS 2010 and above.

To initialize this variable for all targets set `CMAKE_DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK` or `CMAKE_DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK_VERSION`. If both are set, the latter is ignored.