diff --git a/templates/build/Program.cs b/templates/build/Program.cs
index 268619b6d..e67467e62 100644
--- a/templates/build/Program.cs
+++ b/templates/build/Program.cs
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ void CopyFile(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo, FileInfo fileInfo)
 
 bool TryFindFile(string fileName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out FileInfo? found)
 {
+    var executingAssemblyLocation = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)
+                                    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to find executing assembly location");
 
-
-    var currentDir = new DirectoryInfo(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)
-                                       ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to find directory for current assembly"));
+    var currentDir = new DirectoryInfo(executingAssemblyLocation);
 
     while (currentDir != null && currentDir.Exists)
     {
diff --git a/templates/build/build.csproj b/templates/build/build.csproj
index fd4bd08da..ed9781c22 100644
--- a/templates/build/build.csproj
+++ b/templates/build/build.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>