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| Release | Released | Support Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 days ago (10 Nov 2026)
|
Ends
in 2 years (14 Nov 2028)
|
11.0.0
(10 Nov 2026)
|
| 10 (LTS) | 1 year ago (11 Nov 2025)
|
Ends
in 2 years (14 Nov 2028)
|
10.0.15
(10 Nov 2026)
|
| 9 | 2 years ago (12 Nov 2024)
|
Ended
2 days ago (10 Nov 2026)
|
9.0.23
(10 Nov 2026)
|
| 8 (LTS) | 3 years ago (14 Nov 2023)
|
Ended
2 days ago (10 Nov 2026)
|
8.0.34
(10 Nov 2026)
|
| 7 | 4 years ago (08 Nov 2022)
|
Ended
2 years and 6 months ago (14 May 2024)
|
7.0.20
(29 May 2024)
|
| 6 (LTS) | 5 years ago (08 Nov 2021)
|
Ended
2 years ago (12 Nov 2024)
|
6.0.36
(12 Nov 2024)
|
| 5 | 6 years ago (10 Nov 2020)
|
Ended
4 years and 6 months ago (10 May 2022)
|
5.0.17
(10 May 2022)
|
| Core 3.1 (LTS) | 6 years and 11 months ago (03 Dec 2019)
|
Ended
3 years and 11 months ago (13 Dec 2022)
|
3.1.32
(13 Dec 2022)
|
| Core 3.0 | 7 years ago (23 Sep 2019)
|
Ended
6 years ago (03 Mar 2020)
|
3.0.3
(19 Feb 2020)
|
| Core 2.2 | 7 years and 11 months ago (04 Dec 2018)
|
Ended
6 years and 10 months ago (23 Dec 2019)
|
2.2.8
(19 Nov 2019)
|
| Core 2.1 (LTS) | 8 years ago (30 May 2018)
|
Ended
5 years ago (21 Aug 2021)
|
2.1.30
(19 Aug 2021)
|
| Core 2.0 | 9 years ago (14 Aug 2017)
|
Ended
8 years ago (01 Oct 2018)
|
2.0.9
(10 Jul 2018)
|
| Core 1.1 | 10 years ago (16 Nov 2016)
|
Ended
7 years ago (27 Jun 2019)
|
1.1.13
(15 May 2019)
|
| Core 1.0 | 10 years ago (27 Jun 2016)
|
Ended
7 years ago (27 Jun 2019)
|
1.0.16
(15 May 2019)
|
Microsoft publishes a new major release of .NET every November. Even-numbered releases receive Long Term Support (LTS) for three years after the initial release. Odd-numbered releases receive Standard Term Support (STS) for two years after the initial release. The latest patch update must be installed to qualify for support.
More information is available on the Microsoft .NET website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
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