# .NET Framework Releases

You can learn about .NET Framework [releases](#releases), below. See [resources](#resources) for additional information.

To get up-to-date with the latest versions of .NET Framework and Visual Studio, see [Install the .NET Framework](https://www.microsoft.com/net/framework/versions) and  [Install Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/). See [Targeting .NET Platforms](https://www.microsoft.com/net/targeting) to find additional tools.

## Releases

You can see what was included in each .NET Framework release. Some releases are now unsupported, as called out.
- .NET Framework 4.7 
   - [Announcement blog post](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=845636)
   - [Release notes](net47/README.md)
   - [Known issues](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4015088/known-issues-for-the-net-framework-4-7)
- .NET Framework 4.6.2 
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2016/08/02/announcing-net-framework-4-6-2/)
   - [Release notes](net462/README.md)
   - [Known issues](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3151796/known-issues-for-the-.net-framework-4.6.2)
- .NET Framework 4.6.1 
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2015/11/30/net-framework-4-6-1-is-now-available/)
   - [Release notes](net461)
   - [Known issues](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3102432/known-issues-for-the-.net-framework-4.6.1) 
- .NET Framework 4.6 
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2015/07/20/announcing-net-framework-4-6/)
   - [Release notes](net46) 
   - [Known issues](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3047761/known-issues-for-the-.net-framework-4.6)
- .NET Framework 4.5.2 
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2014/05/05/announcing-the-net-framework-4-5-2/)
   - [Known issues](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2962547/known-issues-for-the-.net-framework-4.5.2)
- .NET Framework 4.5.1 (unsupported)
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2013/10/17/net-framework-4-5-1-rtm-start-coding/)
   - [Known issues](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2890857/known-issues-for-the-.net-framework-4.5.1)
- .NET Framework 4.5 (unsupported)
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2012/08/15/announcing-the-release-of-net-framework-4-5-rtm-product-and-source-code/)
- .NET Framework 4.0.3 (unsupported)
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2012/03/05/update-4-0-3-for-the-microsoft-net-framework-4/)
- .NET Framework 4.0.2 (unsupported)
   - [Announcement blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2011/10/27/update-4-0-2-for-the-microsoft-net-framework-4/)

## Resources

- [.NET Framework Breaking Changes](../Documentation/breaking-changes/README.md)
- [.NET Framework Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet) 
- [.NET Framework Docs Source (dotnet/docs)](https://github.com/dotnet/docs)
- [.NET Framework Reference Source](https://referencesource.microsoft.com/)
- [.NET Framework reference source on GitHub (microsoft/referencesource)](https://github.com/microsoft/referencesource)
- [.NET Core Releases (dotnet/core)](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/README.md)
- [ASP.NET Core Releases (aspnet/home)](https://github.com/aspnet/Home/releases)