diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj b/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj
index d4b838ec..a35dfadb 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
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     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\Renci.SshNet.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <LangVersion>5</LangVersion>
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   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugType>none</DebugType>
@@ -927,7 +928,7 @@
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+      <UserProperties ProjectLinkReference="2f5f8c90-0bd1-424f-997c-7bc6280919d1" ProjectLinkerExcludeFilter="\\?desktop(\\.*)?$;\\?silverlight(\\.*)?$;\.desktop;\.silverlight;\.xaml;^service references(\\.*)?$;\.clientconfig;^web references(\\.*)?$" />
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   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj b/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj
index 2d42abd0..6969b54b 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\Renci.SshNet.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
-    <LangVersion>4</LangVersion>
+    <LangVersion>5</LangVersion>
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     <DebugType>none</DebugType>