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@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ Each template may have additional options defined. For more information, see [.N
   dotnet new console --language "F#"
   ```
 
-- Create a .NET Standard class library project in the specified directory:
+- Create a .NET Standard 2.0 class library project in the specified directory:
 
   ```dotnetcli
-  dotnet new classlib --language VB -o MyLibrary
+  dotnet new classlib --framework "netstandard2.0" -o MyLibrary
   ```
 
 - Create a new ASP.NET Core C# MVC project in the current directory with no authentication: