diff --git a/sources/assets/Stride.Core.Assets/PackageSessionPublicHelper.cs b/sources/assets/Stride.Core.Assets/PackageSessionPublicHelper.cs
index 26990490ec..8b8bff382f 100644
--- a/sources/assets/Stride.Core.Assets/PackageSessionPublicHelper.cs
+++ b/sources/assets/Stride.Core.Assets/PackageSessionPublicHelper.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ namespace Stride.Core.Assets
     /// </summary>
     public static class PackageSessionPublicHelper
     {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current major .NET version that Stride will use.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static int NetMajorVersion => Environment.Version.Major;
+
         private static readonly string[] s_msBuildAssemblies =
         {
             "Microsoft.Build",
@@ -38,13 +44,13 @@ public static void FindAndSetMSBuildVersion()
                 // Detect either .NET Core SDK or Visual Studio depending on current runtime
                 var isNETCore = !RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription.StartsWith(".NET Framework", StringComparison.Ordinal);
                 MSBuildInstance = MSBuildLocator.QueryVisualStudioInstances().FirstOrDefault(x => isNETCore
-                    ? x.DiscoveryType == DiscoveryType.DotNetSdk && x.Version.Major == 8
+                    ? x.DiscoveryType == DiscoveryType.DotNetSdk && x.Version.Major == NetMajorVersion
                     : (x.DiscoveryType == DiscoveryType.VisualStudioSetup || x.DiscoveryType == DiscoveryType.DeveloperConsole) && x.Version.Major >= 16);
                 
                 if (MSBuildInstance == null)
                 {
                     throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not find a MSBuild installation (expected 16.0 or later) " +
-                        "Please ensure you have the .NET 8 SDK installed from Microsoft's website");
+                        $"Please ensure you have the .NET {NetMajorVersion} SDK installed from Microsoft's website");
                 }
 
                 // Make sure it is not already loaded (otherwise MSBuildLocator.RegisterDefaults() throws an exception)
diff --git a/sources/editor/Stride.GameStudio/Program.cs b/sources/editor/Stride.GameStudio/Program.cs
index dcf28c06e5..6f82d46547 100644
--- a/sources/editor/Stride.GameStudio/Program.cs
+++ b/sources/editor/Stride.GameStudio/Program.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ private static async void Startup(UFile initialSessionPath)
             {
                 var message = "Could not find a compatible version of MSBuild.\r\n\r\n" +
                               "Check that you have a valid installation with the required workloads, or go to [www.visualstudio.com/downloads](https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads) to install a new one.\r\n" +
-                              "Also make sure you have the latest [.NET 6 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/) \r\n\r\n" +
+                              $"Also make sure you have the latest [.NET {PackageSessionPublicHelper.NetMajorVersion} SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/) \r\n\r\n" +
                               e;
                 await serviceProvider.Get<IDialogService>().MessageBoxAsync(message, Core.Presentation.Services.MessageBoxButton.OK, Core.Presentation.Services.MessageBoxImage.Error);
                 app.Shutdown();