dotnet/releases

.NET Framework Releases

You can learn about .NET Framework releases, below. See resources for additional information.

To get up-to-date with the latest versions of .NET Framework and Visual Studio, see Install the .NET Framework and Install Visual Studio. See Targeting .NET Platforms to find additional tools.

Release Notes

You can see what was included in each .NET Framework release. Some releases are now unsupported, as called out.

• .NET Framework 4.8.1
• .NET Framework 4.8
• .NET Framework 4.7.2
• .NET Framework 4.7.1
• .NET Framework 4.7
• .NET Framework 4.6.2
• .NET Framework 4.6.1
• .NET Framework 4.6
• .NET Framework 4.5.2
• .NET Framework 4.5.1 (unsupported)
• .NET Framework 4.5 (unsupported)
• .NET Framework 4.0.3 (unsupported)
• .NET Framework 4.0.2 (unsupported)

Resources

• .NET Framework Breaking Changes
• .NET Framework Known Issues
• .NET Framework Docs
• .NET Framework Docs Source (dotnet/docs)
• .NET Framework Reference Source
• .NET Framework reference source on GitHub (microsoft/referencesource)
• .NET Core Releases (dotnet/core)
• ASP.NET Core Releases (aspnet/home)