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v2.0.9

Security patch

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Released
2018-07-10

SDK 2.1.202

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.9

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.NET Runtime 2.0.9

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v2.1.201

Released
2018-05-21

SDK 2.1.201

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v2.0.8

Security patch

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2018-05-08

SDK 2.1.200

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.8

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.NET Runtime 2.0.8

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v2.0.7

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Released
2018-04-17

SDK 2.1.105

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.7

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.NET Runtime 2.0.7

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v2.1.104

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Released
2018-04-04

SDK 2.1.104

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v2.1.103

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Released
2018-03-22

SDK 2.1.103

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v2.1.102

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Released
2018-03-19

SDK 2.1.102

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v2.0.6

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2018-03-13

SDK 2.1.101

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.6

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.NET Runtime 2.0.6

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v2.1.100

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2018-03-13

SDK 2.1.100

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v2.0.5

Security patch

Released
2018-01-09

SDK 2.1.4

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.5

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.NET Runtime 2.0.5

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v2.0.4

Released
2017-12-04

SDK 2.1.3

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.NET Runtime 2.0.4

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v2.0.3

Security patch

Released
2017-12-04

SDK 2.1.2

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.3

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.NET Runtime 2.0.3

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v2.0.3

Security patch

Released
2017-11-14

SDK 2.0.3

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.3

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.NET Runtime 2.0.3

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v2.0.0

Released
2017-08-14

SDK 2.0.0

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.0

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.NET Runtime 2.0.0

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v2.0.0-preview2

Preview

Released
2017-06-28

SDK 2.0.0-preview2

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2.0.0-preview2-006497
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.NET Runtime 2.0.0-preview2

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v2.0.0-preview1

Preview

Released
2017-05-10

SDK 2.0.0-preview1

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2.0.0-preview1-005977
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.NET Runtime 2.0.0-preview1

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