diff --git a/P3D/app.config b/P3D/app.config
index c1479ddf6..da5f287f3 100644
--- a/P3D/app.config
+++ b/P3D/app.config
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
             <!--<add name="EventLog" type="System.Diagnostics.EventLogTraceListener" initializeData="APPLICATION_NAME"/> -->
         </sharedListeners>
     </system.diagnostics>
-<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5"/></startup></configuration>
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6"/></startup></configuration>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2a4255bd..d6d985d8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ You are free to fork and redistribute the code under the [GNU GPLv3 license](htt
 
 # Build instructions (game)
 
-The game is written in Visual Basic and was compiled targeting the .NET Framework 4.5
+The game is written in Visual Basic and was compiled targeting the .NET Framework 4.6
 
 It is built using the MonoGame framework as graphics middleware.