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v2.1.8

LTS Security patch

Released 2019-02-12

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

Supports F# 4.5

Supports Visual Basic 15.0

Included in Visual Studio 15.9.7

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 12.1.18263.2

SDK 2.1.504

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Runtime 2.1.8

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v2.1.7

Security patch

Released 2019-01-08

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

Supports F# 4.5

Supports Visual Basic 15.0

Included in Visual Studio 15.9

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 12.1.18263.2

SDK 2.1.503

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Runtime 2.1.7

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v2.1.6

Released 2018-12-11

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

Supports F# 4.5

Supports Visual Basic 15.0

Included in Visual Studio 15.9

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 12.1.18263.2

SDK 2.1.502

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Runtime 2.1.6

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v2.1.6

Released 2018-11-13

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

Supports F# 4.5

Included in Visual Studio 15.9

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 12.1.18263.2

SDK 2.1.500

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Runtime 2.1.6

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v2.1.5

Released 2018-10-02

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

Supports F# 4.5

Supports Visual Basic 15.5

Included in Visual Studio 15.8.6

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.403

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Runtime 2.1.5

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v2.1.4

Security patch

Released 2018-09-11

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

Supports F# 4.5

Supports Visual Basic 15.5

Included in Visual Studio 15.8.4

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.402

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Runtime 2.1.4

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v2.1.3

Released 2018-08-21

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.401

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Runtime 2.1.3

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v2.1.2

Released 2018-08-14

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

Supports F# 4.5

Included in Visual Studio 15.8

SDK 2.1.400

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Runtime 2.1.2

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v2.1.2

Security patch

Released 2018-07-10

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.302

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Runtime 2.1.2

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v2.1.1

Released 2018-06-19

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.301

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Runtime 2.1.1

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v2.1.0

Released 2018-05-30

Release notes

Supports C# 7.3

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.300

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Runtime 2.1.0

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v2.1.0-rc1

Preview

Released 2018-05-07

Release notes

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.300-rc1-008673

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Runtime 2.1.0-rc1

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v2.1.0-preview2

Preview

Released 2018-04-10

Supports C# 7.3

ASP.NET Core IIS Module 8.2.1991.0

SDK 2.1.300-preview2-008533

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Runtime 2.1.0-preview2-26406-04

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v2.1.0-preview1

Preview

Released 2018-02-27

SDK 2.1.300-preview1-008174

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Runtime 2.1.0-preview1-26216-03

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