# .NET Release Notes

Welcome to the home of .NET [release notes](./release-notes/README.md) and [news](https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions/categories/news).

## Releases

[Releases](./releases.md) under active support or development:

|  Version  | Release Date | Support | Latest Patch Version | End of Support |
| :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- |
| [.NET 9](release-notes/9.0/README.md) | November 12, 2024 | [STS][policies] | [9.0.0-rc.2][9.0.0-rc.2] | May 12, 2026 |
| [.NET 8](release-notes/8.0/README.md) | [November 14, 2023](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8/) | [LTS][policies] | [8.0.10][8.0.10] | November 10, 2026 |
| [.NET 6](release-notes/6.0/README.md) | [November 8, 2021](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6/) | [LTS][policies] | [6.0.35][6.0.35]  | November 12, 2024 |

[9.0.0-rc.2]: release-notes/9.0/preview/rc2/9.0.0-rc.2.md
[8.0.10]: release-notes/8.0/8.0.10/8.0.10.md
[6.0.35]: release-notes/6.0/6.0.35/6.0.35.md
[policies]: release-policies.md

* [Release notes](./release-notes/README.md)
* [Binaries and installers](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet)
* [Installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/)
* [dotnet-install scripts](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script)

## Discussions

Follow [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions), where you will find the latest news on releases, including PSAs and CVEs.

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