diff --git a/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/App.config b/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/App.config
index 2d7c95c83af9b756449112dd9939e1c8242c3336..6d8b95ca6c698ae31a8373ceb2e771121cbd1e6a 100644
--- a/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/App.config
+++ b/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/App.config
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
     </startup>
   <runtime>
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0" />
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral"/>
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0"/>
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>
diff --git a/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/DeclarationCycleZip.csproj b/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/DeclarationCycleZip.csproj
index 8782def331d05901425d1151d751d201033aca7c..6ac454a82d56ae558a0c2cf9e56f19207ae4a47f 100644
--- a/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/DeclarationCycleZip.csproj
+++ b/Tools/DeclarationCycleZip/DeclarationCycleZip.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>DeclarationCycleZip</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>DeclarationCycleZip</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
diff --git a/Tools/GraphDrawer/App.config b/Tools/GraphDrawer/App.config
index 2d7c95c83af9b756449112dd9939e1c8242c3336..6d8b95ca6c698ae31a8373ceb2e771121cbd1e6a 100644
--- a/Tools/GraphDrawer/App.config
+++ b/Tools/GraphDrawer/App.config
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
     </startup>
   <runtime>
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0" />
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral"/>
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0"/>
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>
diff --git a/Tools/GraphDrawer/GraphDrawer.csproj b/Tools/GraphDrawer/GraphDrawer.csproj
index 40d271830ed483c7dff3935413aa202809c97cbe..595001a41f3eb33bca5fee6de9f647349b513322 100644
--- a/Tools/GraphDrawer/GraphDrawer.csproj
+++ b/Tools/GraphDrawer/GraphDrawer.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>GraphDrawer</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>GraphDrawer</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
diff --git a/Tools/LicenceHeader/App.config b/Tools/LicenceHeader/App.config
index 8e15646352ec1d9a84bbc6504ef6b46e16bf7823..4bfa00561852104b3e1ee79a1d9d5ea28c262642 100644
--- a/Tools/LicenceHeader/App.config
+++ b/Tools/LicenceHeader/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
     </startup>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>
diff --git a/Tools/LicenceHeader/LicenceHeader.csproj b/Tools/LicenceHeader/LicenceHeader.csproj
index 40898d4d3593ab6e4a84bcc1084d79b813bfaed0..939376e8d570c00be8f78da8e61b1b5850234a2f 100644
--- a/Tools/LicenceHeader/LicenceHeader.csproj
+++ b/Tools/LicenceHeader/LicenceHeader.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>LicenceHeader</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>LicenceHeader</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>