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The official home of .NET release notes and news: a table of every version under active support or development, with release dates, support phases, latest patch versions, and links to the full notes.
The official home of .NET release notes and news: a table of every version under active support or development, with release dates, support phases, latest patch versions, and links to the full notes.Is this where I download .NET, or just the notes about each release?Just the documentation side: this repo tracks releases, support policies and announcements, while the actual binaries and installers live behind links it provides.
Just the documentation side: this repo tracks releases, support policies and announcements, while the actual binaries and installers live behind links it provides.Okay, so how do I actually install .NET?Follow the links in this README: the installation docs and the dotnet-install scripts, which let you set up the SDK or runtime from the command line.
Follow the links in this README: the installation docs and the dotnet-install scripts, which let you set up the SDK or runtime from the command line.Is .NET 11 out yet?Not in final form. The table lists 11.0.0-rc.1 as the latest build, with the .NET 11 release date set for November 10, 2026 — until then, .NET 10 is the newest stable release.
Not in final form. The table lists 11.0.0-rc.1 as the latest build, with the .NET 11 release date set for November 10, 2026 — until then, .NET 10 is the newest stable release.Can I find notes for older, out-of-support versions here?Yes — notes are archived per version in folders like release-notes/10.0/10.0.12/, and even previews get their own path, such as release-notes/11.0/preview/rc1/.
Yes — notes are archived per version in folders like release-notes/10.0/10.0.12/, and even previews get their own path, such as release-notes/11.0/preview/rc1/.Does this repo contain the .NET source code?No. It holds release notes, support policies and maintenance automation — PowerShell is its main language. The runtime and SDK code lives in the other repos of the dotnet organization.
No. It holds release notes, support policies and maintenance automation — PowerShell is its main language. The runtime and SDK code lives in the other repos of the dotnet organization.What are similar projects?dotnet, dotnet-framework-docker, csharplang, server, coreclr, efcore, awesome-dotnet, runtime
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