diff --git a/build/.run/UnitTest (6.0).run.xml b/build/.run/UnitTest (6.0).run.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f2f55e0a6..0000000000
--- a/build/.run/UnitTest (6.0).run.xml	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
-  <configuration default="false" name="UnitTest (6.0)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Unit Test">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/build" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=UnitTest --dotnet_version=6.0" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
-    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
-    <envs>
-      <env name="DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD" value="Major" />
-    </envs>
-    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
-    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
-    <option name="RUNTIME_ARGUMENTS" value="" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/build/build.csproj" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_EXE_PATH_TRACKING" value="1" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="0" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
-    <method v="2">
-      <option name="Build" />
-    </method>
-  </configuration>
-</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/common/Utilities/Constants.cs b/build/common/Utilities/Constants.cs
index 0af521392e..d8817cccc8 100644
--- a/build/common/Utilities/Constants.cs
+++ b/build/common/Utilities/Constants.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ public static class Constants
     public const string RepoOwner = "GitTools";
     public const string Repository = "GitVersion";
 
-    public const string VersionCurrent = "6.0";
     public const string VersionLatest = "8.0";
-    public static readonly string[] DotnetVersions = [VersionCurrent, VersionLatest];
+    public static readonly string[] DotnetVersions = [VersionLatest];
 
     public const string DefaultBranch = "main";
     public const string DefaultConfiguration = "Release";
diff --git a/docs/input/docs/reference/build-servers/bitbucket-pipelines.md b/docs/input/docs/reference/build-servers/bitbucket-pipelines.md
index 8218605144..f2e91f83db 100644
--- a/docs/input/docs/reference/build-servers/bitbucket-pipelines.md
+++ b/docs/input/docs/reference/build-servers/bitbucket-pipelines.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ in your build step.
 An example pipeline is shown below:
 
 ```yml
-image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:6.0
+image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
 
 clone:
   depth: full
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you want to share the text file across multiple build steps, then you will ne
 is shown below:
 
 ```yml
-image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:6.0
+image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
 
 clone:
   depth: full
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 27dfc49416..6224b2b353 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks>net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
 
         <EndYear>$([System.DateTime]::Today.Year)</EndYear>
         <Authors>GitTools and Contributors</Authors>
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/GitVersion.MsBuild.csproj b/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/GitVersion.MsBuild.csproj
index cd922f14c1..61aed5a2d4 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/GitVersion.MsBuild.csproj
+++ b/src/GitVersion.MsBuild/GitVersion.MsBuild.csproj
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
         <None Include="msbuild/build/*.*" Pack="true" PackagePath="build" />
         <None Include="msbuild/buildMultiTargeting/*.*" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildMultiTargeting" />
 
-        <None Include="$(ExePublishPath)/net6.0/publish/**/*;$(BinPath)/net6.0/GitVersion.MsBuild.*" Pack="true" PackagePath="tools/net6.0" />
         <None Include="$(ExePublishPath)/net8.0/publish/**/*;$(BinPath)/net8.0/GitVersion.MsBuild.*" Pack="true" PackagePath="tools/net8.0" />
     </ItemGroup>