diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 82dc6821..66820c8f 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <LangVersion>10.0</LangVersion>
+    <LangVersion>12.0</LangVersion>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild Condition=" '$(BuildingForLiveUnitTesting)' == '' ">true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>