diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Core/Polyfills/StringSyntaxAttribute.cs b/src/GitVersion.Core/Polyfills/StringSyntaxAttribute.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index f3faee9ed6..0000000000
--- a/src/GitVersion.Core/Polyfills/StringSyntaxAttribute.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#if !NET7_0_OR_GREATER
-
-// The namespace is important
-namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-
-/// <summary>Fake version of the StringSyntaxAttribute, which was introduced in .NET 7</summary>
-[SuppressMessage("ApiDesign", "RS0016:Add public types and members to the declared API")]
-[SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE0060:Remove unused parameter")]
-[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.All)]
-public sealed class StringSyntaxAttribute : Attribute
-{
-    /// <summary>The syntax identifier for strings containing composite formats.</summary>
-    public const string CompositeFormat = nameof(CompositeFormat);
-
-    /// <summary>The syntax identifier for strings containing regular expressions.</summary>
-    public const string Regex = nameof(Regex);
-
-    /// <summary>The syntax identifier for strings containing date information.</summary>
-    public const string DateTimeFormat = nameof(DateTimeFormat);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StringSyntaxAttribute"/> class.
-    /// </summary>
-    public StringSyntaxAttribute(string syntax)
-    {
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StringSyntaxAttribute"/> class.
-    /// </summary>
-    public StringSyntaxAttribute(string syntax, params object?[] arguments)
-    {
-    }
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
index 9c6b2b9a43..1289bd4dc8 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0 || NETCOREAPP1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_0 || NETSTANDARD1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_2 || NETSTANDARD1_3 || NETSTANDARD1_4 || NETSTANDARD1_5 || NETSTANDARD1_6
-namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
-{
-    [global::System.AttributeUsage(
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Assembly |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Class |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Struct |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Constructor |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Method |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Property |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Event,
-        Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
-    internal sealed class ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute : global::System.Attribute { }
-}
-#endif
-
 [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated]
 [global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
 static class GitVersionInformation
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt
index 14109e5d29..8cb6fbe737 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0 || NETCOREAPP1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_0 || NETSTANDARD1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_2 || NETSTANDARD1_3 || NETSTANDARD1_4 || NETSTANDARD1_5 || NETSTANDARD1_6
-namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
-{
-    [global::System.AttributeUsage(
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Assembly |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Class |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Struct |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Constructor |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Method |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Property |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Event,
-        Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
-    internal sealed class ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute : global::System.Attribute { }
-}
-#endif
-
 namespace My.Custom.Namespace
 {
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated]
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/fs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/fs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
index 52f2f04d87..f653c20b31 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/fs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/fs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0 || NETCOREAPP1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_0 || NETSTANDARD1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_2 || NETSTANDARD1_3 || NETSTANDARD1_4 || NETSTANDARD1_5 || NETSTANDARD1_6
-namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
-
-[<Sealed>]
-[<global.System.AttributeUsage(
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Assembly ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Class ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Struct ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Constructor ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Method ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Property ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Event, 
-    Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)>]
-type ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute() = inherit global.System.Attribute()
-#endif
-
 namespace global
 
 [<AbstractClass; Sealed>]
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/fs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/fs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c73ca5fba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/fs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <auto-generated>
+//     This code was generated by a tool.
+//     GitVersion
+//
+//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+//     the code is regenerated.
+// </auto-generated>
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace My.Custom.Namespace
+
+[<AbstractClass; Sealed>]
+[<global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated>]
+[<global.System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.ExcludeFromCodeCoverage>]
+type GitVersionInformation =
+    static member AssemblySemFileVer = "1.2.3.0"
+    static member AssemblySemVer = "1.2.3.0"
+    static member BranchName = "feature1"
+    static member BuildMetaData = "5"
+    static member CommitDate = "2014-03-06"
+    static member CommitsSinceVersionSource = "5"
+    static member EscapedBranchName = "feature1"
+    static member FullBuildMetaData = "5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha"
+    static member FullSemVer = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5"
+    static member InformationalVersion = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha"
+    static member Major = "1"
+    static member MajorMinorPatch = "1.2.3"
+    static member Minor = "2"
+    static member Patch = "3"
+    static member PreReleaseLabel = "unstable"
+    static member PreReleaseLabelWithDash = "-unstable"
+    static member PreReleaseNumber = "4"
+    static member PreReleaseTag = "unstable.4"
+    static member PreReleaseTagWithDash = "-unstable.4"
+    static member SemVer = "1.2.3-unstable.4"
+    static member Sha = "commitSha"
+    static member ShortSha = "commitShortSha"
+    static member UncommittedChanges = "0"
+    static member VersionSourceSha = "versionSourceSha"
+    static member WeightedPreReleaseNumber = "4"
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/vb/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/vb/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
index 200b58a1e2..91cb09fa24 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/vb/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/vb/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
 ' </auto-generated>
 '------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#If NET20 OrElse NET35 OrElse NETCOREAPP1_0 OrElse NETCOREAPP1_1 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_0 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_1 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_2 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_3 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_4 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_5 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_6 Then
-Namespace Global.System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
-    <Global.System.AttributeUsage(
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Assembly Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Class Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Struct Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Constructor Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Method Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Property Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Event, Inherited:=False, AllowMultiple:=False)>
-    Friend NotInheritable Class ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute
-        Inherits Global.System.Attribute
-    End Class
-End Namespace
-#End If
-
 Namespace Global
 
     <Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated()>
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/vb/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/vb/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..153d3275fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/Approved/vb/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration.approved.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+' <auto-generated>
+'     This code was generated by a tool.
+'     GitVersion
+'
+'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+'     the code is regenerated.
+' </auto-generated>
+'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Namespace My.Custom.Namespace
+
+    <Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated()>
+    <Global.System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.ExcludeFromCodeCoverage()>
+    NotInheritable Class GitVersionInformation
+        Private Sub New()
+        End Sub
+        Public Shared AssemblySemFileVer As String = "1.2.3.0"
+        Public Shared AssemblySemVer As String = "1.2.3.0"
+        Public Shared BranchName As String = "feature1"
+        Public Shared BuildMetaData As String = "5"
+        Public Shared CommitDate As String = "2014-03-06"
+        Public Shared CommitsSinceVersionSource As String = "5"
+        Public Shared EscapedBranchName As String = "feature1"
+        Public Shared FullBuildMetaData As String = "5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha"
+        Public Shared FullSemVer As String = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5"
+        Public Shared InformationalVersion As String = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha"
+        Public Shared Major As String = "1"
+        Public Shared MajorMinorPatch As String = "1.2.3"
+        Public Shared Minor As String = "2"
+        Public Shared Patch As String = "3"
+        Public Shared PreReleaseLabel As String = "unstable"
+        Public Shared PreReleaseLabelWithDash As String = "-unstable"
+        Public Shared PreReleaseNumber As String = "4"
+        Public Shared PreReleaseTag As String = "unstable.4"
+        Public Shared PreReleaseTagWithDash As String = "-unstable.4"
+        Public Shared SemVer As String = "1.2.3-unstable.4"
+        Public Shared Sha As String = "commitSha"
+        Public Shared ShortSha As String = "commitShortSha"
+        Public Shared UncommittedChanges As String = "0"
+        Public Shared VersionSourceSha As String = "versionSourceSha"
+        Public Shared WeightedPreReleaseNumber As String = "4"
+    End Class
+
+End Namespace
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.cs b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.cs
index 2fa8cb6a09..56ac52df1b 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output.Tests/Output/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.cs
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ public void ShouldCreateFile(string fileExtension)
     /// <summary>
     /// Regression test for issue #4196 (https://github.com/GitTools/GitVersion/issues/4196)
     /// </summary>
-    [TestCase]
-    public void ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration()
+    [TestCase("cs")]
+    [TestCase("fs")]
+    [TestCase("vb")]
+    public void ShouldProperlyOutputNamespaceDeclaration(string fileExtension)
     {
-        const string fileExtension = "cs";
         const string targetNamespace = "My.Custom.Namespace";
 
         var directory = PathHelper.Combine(PathHelper.GetTempPath(), "GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests", Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.cs b/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.cs
index 12deef9fa3..46527b8ca3 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.cs
@@ -7,22 +7,6 @@
 //     the code is regenerated.
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0 || NETCOREAPP1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_0 || NETSTANDARD1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_2 || NETSTANDARD1_3 || NETSTANDARD1_4 || NETSTANDARD1_5 || NETSTANDARD1_6
-namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
-{{
-    [global::System.AttributeUsage(
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Assembly |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Class |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Struct |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Constructor |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Method |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Property |
-        global::System.AttributeTargets.Event,
-        Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
-    internal sealed class ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute : global::System.Attribute {{ }}
-}}
-#endif
 {1}{2}
 {4}[global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated]
 {4}[global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.fs b/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.fs
index 0862986636..5fff544676 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.fs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.fs
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#if NET20 || NET35 || NETCOREAPP1_0 || NETCOREAPP1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_0 || NETSTANDARD1_1 || NETSTANDARD1_2 || NETSTANDARD1_3 || NETSTANDARD1_4 || NETSTANDARD1_5 || NETSTANDARD1_6
-namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
-
-[<Sealed>]
-[<global.System.AttributeUsage(
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Assembly ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Class ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Struct ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Constructor ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Method ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Property ||| 
-    global.System.AttributeTargets.Event, 
-    Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)>]
-type ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute() = inherit global.System.Attribute()
-#endif
-
 namespace {1}
 
 [<AbstractClass; Sealed>]
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.vb b/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.vb
index b7f3b7b923..48105ab7ce 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.vb
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Output/GitVersionInfo/Templates/GitVersionInformation.vb
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
 ' </auto-generated>
 '------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#If NET20 OrElse NET35 OrElse NETCOREAPP1_0 OrElse NETCOREAPP1_1 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_0 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_1 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_2 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_3 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_4 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_5 OrElse NETSTANDARD1_6 Then
-Namespace Global.System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
-    <Global.System.AttributeUsage(
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Assembly Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Class Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Struct Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Constructor Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Method Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Property Or
-        Global.System.AttributeTargets.Event, Inherited:=False, AllowMultiple:=False)>
-    Friend NotInheritable Class ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute
-        Inherits Global.System.Attribute
-    End Class
-End Namespace
-#End If
-
 Namespace {1}
 
     <Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGenerated()>
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Testing/Helpers/StringBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/GitVersion.Testing/Helpers/StringBuilderExtensions.cs
index a17c0d4e1a..2893be4336 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Testing/Helpers/StringBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Testing/Helpers/StringBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-#if NET7_0_OR_GREATER
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-#endif
 
 namespace GitVersion.Testing.Internal;
 
 internal static class StringBuilderExtensions
 {
     public static void AppendLineFormat(this StringBuilder stringBuilder,
-#if NET7_0_OR_GREATER
                                         [StringSyntax(StringSyntaxAttribute.CompositeFormat)]
-#endif
                                         string format,
                                         params object?[] args)
     {