diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1997efc9..bf11e8d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'windows-latest']
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
-        dotnet-version: ['3.1.x', '8.0.x']
+        dotnet-version: ['8.0.x']
         # test either wheel or source distribution
         dist: [whl, sdist]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e.yml
diff --git a/docs/basic/installing_and_initializing_framework.md b/docs/basic/installing_and_initializing_framework.md
index 5c14431a..1ff6eb92 100644
--- a/docs/basic/installing_and_initializing_framework.md
+++ b/docs/basic/installing_and_initializing_framework.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Install dotnet runtime
 
 Install the dotnet runtime (not SDK) from [here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0).
-Version 8.0 is recommended (the minimum version required is 5.0).
+Version 8.0 is recommended.
 The dotnet runtime is required to evaluate the Data Factory expression functions on dotnet just like in Data Factory.
 
 ## Installing the framework