diff --git a/__tests__/setup-dotnet.test.ts b/__tests__/setup-dotnet.test.ts
index c492f56..7ad8be8 100644
--- a/__tests__/setup-dotnet.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/setup-dotnet.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const toolDir = path.join(__dirname, 'runner', 'tools2');
 const tempDir = path.join(__dirname, 'runner', 'temp2');
 
 import * as setup from '../src/setup-dotnet';
+import * as dotnetInstaller from '../src/installer';
 
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32';
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ describe('setup-dotnet tests', () => {
     await io.rmRF(tempDir);
   });
 
-  afterAll(async () => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
     try {
       await io.rmRF(path.join(process.cwd(), 'global.json'));
       await io.rmRF(toolDir);
@@ -44,4 +45,26 @@ describe('setup-dotnet tests', () => {
       expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(toolDir, 'dotnet'))).toBe(true);
     }
   }, 400000);
+
+  it('Acquires version of dotnet from global.json with rollForward option, install the latest patch', async () => {
+    const globalJsonPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'global.json');
+    const jsonContents = `{${os.EOL}"sdk": {${os.EOL}"version":"3.1.201",${os.EOL}"rollForward":"latestFeature"${os.EOL}}${os.EOL}}`;
+    if (!fs.existsSync(globalJsonPath)) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(globalJsonPath, jsonContents);
+    }
+
+    const version = '3.1';
+    const installer = new dotnetInstaller.DotnetCoreInstaller(version);
+    const patchVersion = await installer.resolveVersion(
+      new dotnetInstaller.DotNetVersionInfo(version)
+    );
+    await setup.run();
+
+    expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(toolDir, 'sdk', patchVersion))).toBe(true);
+    if (IS_WINDOWS) {
+      expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(toolDir, 'dotnet.exe'))).toBe(true);
+    } else {
+      expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(toolDir, 'dotnet'))).toBe(true);
+    }
+  }, 400000);
 });
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index be845d6..f510d10 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7829,12 +7829,7 @@ function run() {
                 core.debug('No version found, trying to find version from global.json');
                 const globalJsonPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'global.json');
                 if (fs.existsSync(globalJsonPath)) {
-                    const globalJson = JSON.parse(
-                    // .trim() is necessary to strip BOM https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/20649
-                    fs.readFileSync(globalJsonPath, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim());
-                    if (globalJson.sdk && globalJson.sdk.version) {
-                        version = globalJson.sdk.version;
-                    }
+                    version = getVersionFromGlobalJson(globalJsonPath);
                 }
             }
             if (version) {
@@ -7857,6 +7852,21 @@ function run() {
     });
 }
 exports.run = run;
+function getVersionFromGlobalJson(globalJsonPath) {
+    let version = '';
+    const globalJson = JSON.parse(
+    // .trim() is necessary to strip BOM https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/20649
+    fs.readFileSync(globalJsonPath, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim());
+    if (globalJson.sdk && globalJson.sdk.version) {
+        version = globalJson.sdk.version;
+        const rollForward = globalJson.sdk.rollForward;
+        if (rollForward && rollForward === 'latestFeature') {
+            const [major, minor] = version.split('.');
+            version = `${major}.${minor}`;
+        }
+    }
+    return version;
+}
 run();
 
 
diff --git a/src/setup-dotnet.ts b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
index 2a0914f..0d09998 100644
--- a/src/setup-dotnet.ts
+++ b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,7 @@ export async function run() {
       core.debug('No version found, trying to find version from global.json');
       const globalJsonPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'global.json');
       if (fs.existsSync(globalJsonPath)) {
-        const globalJson = JSON.parse(
-          // .trim() is necessary to strip BOM https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/20649
-          fs.readFileSync(globalJsonPath, {encoding: 'utf8'}).trim()
-        );
-        if (globalJson.sdk && globalJson.sdk.version) {
-          version = globalJson.sdk.version;
-        }
+        version = getVersionFromGlobalJson(globalJsonPath);
       }
     }
 
@@ -54,4 +48,21 @@ export async function run() {
   }
 }
 
+function getVersionFromGlobalJson(globalJsonPath: string): string {
+  let version: string = '';
+  const globalJson = JSON.parse(
+    // .trim() is necessary to strip BOM https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/20649
+    fs.readFileSync(globalJsonPath, {encoding: 'utf8'}).trim()
+  );
+  if (globalJson.sdk && globalJson.sdk.version) {
+    version = globalJson.sdk.version;
+    const rollForward = globalJson.sdk.rollForward;
+    if (rollForward && rollForward === 'latestFeature') {
+      const [major, minor] = version.split('.');
+      version = `${major}.${minor}`;
+    }
+  }
+  return version;
+}
+
 run();