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| Version | Release type | Support phase | Latest release | Latest release date | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET 9.0 (latest) | Standard Term Support Tooltip: Standard Term Support (STS) releases have a shorter support period (18 months). Use STS if you want to try the latest features and a newer release is not available. | Active Tooltip: During the active support period, .NET releases are updated to improve functional capabilities and mitigate security vulnerabilities. | 9.0.0 | December 3, 2024 | May 12, 2026 |
| .NET 8.0 | Long Term Support Tooltip: Long Term Support (LTS) releases have an extended support period (3 years). Use LTS if you need to stay supported on the same version of .NET for longer. | Active Tooltip: During the active support period, .NET releases are updated to improve functional capabilities and mitigate security vulnerabilities. | 8.0.11 | November 12, 2024 | November 10, 2026 |
The following releases have reached end of life, meaning they're no longer supported. We recommend moving to a supported release.
| Version | Latest release | Latest release date | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET 7.0 | 7.0.20 | May 28, 2024 | May 14, 2024 |
| .NET 6.0 | 6.0.36 | November 12, 2024 | November 12, 2024 |
| .NET 5.0 | 5.0.17 | May 10, 2022 | May 10, 2022 |
| .NET Core 3.1 | 3.1.32 | December 13, 2022 | December 13, 2022 |
| .NET Core 3.0 | 3.0.3 | February 18, 2020 | March 3, 2020 |
| .NET Core 2.2 | 2.2.8 | November 19, 2019 | December 23, 2019 |
| .NET Core 2.1 | 2.1.30 | August 19, 2021 | August 21, 2021 |
| .NET Core 2.0 | 2.0.9 | July 10, 2018 | October 1, 2018 |
| .NET Core 1.1 | 1.1.13 | May 14, 2019 | June 27, 2019 |
| .NET Core 1.0 | 1.0.16 | May 14, 2019 | June 27, 2019 |
Want to better understand the support policies for .NET releases? See .NET release cadence.