diff --git a/Alexa.NET/Alexa.NET.csproj b/Alexa.NET/Alexa.NET.csproj
index 2c7941a..1eaf86b 100644
--- a/Alexa.NET/Alexa.NET.csproj
+++ b/Alexa.NET/Alexa.NET.csproj
@@ -3,25 +3,23 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A simple .NET Core library for handling Alexa Skill request/responses.</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>Alexa.NET</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.7.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.8.0</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>Tim Heuer, Steven Pears</Authors>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard1.6</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <AssemblyName>Alexa.NET</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>Alexa.NET</PackageId>
     <PackageTags>amazon;alexa;echo;dot;echo dot;skills</PackageTags>
-    <PackageReleaseNotes>Added core support for Skill connections (by @stoiveyp) and in association with Alexa.NET.Management enables the end-to-end.</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>1.8.0 release makes this a .NET Standard 2 library; Bumping JSON.NET package version support as well.</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/timheuer/alexa-skills-dotnet</PackageProjectUrl>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/timheuer/alexa-skills-dotnet</RepositoryUrl>
     <PackageIconUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/timheuer/alexa-skills-dotnet/master/nuget-icon.png</PackageIconUrl>
-    <NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>1.6.0</NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>
-    <PackageTargetFallback>$(PackageTargetFallback);dnxcore50</PackageTargetFallback>
     <GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyConfigurationAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyCompanyAttribute>
     <GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyProductAttribute>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="9.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>