core/release-notes/8.0/8.0.12/8.0.308.md

# .NET 8.0.308 - January 14, 2025

The .NET 8.0.308 release is available for download. This SDK includes the previously released .NET 8.0.12 Runtime and is in support of Visual Studio 17.10 release. The latest 8.0 release is always listed at [.NET 8.0 Releases](../README.md).

## Downloads

|           | SDK Installer                        | SDK Binaries                 | Runtime Installer                                        | Runtime Binaries                                 | ASP.NET Core Runtime           |Windows Desktop Runtime          |
| --------- | :------------------------------------------:     | :----------------------:                 | :---------------------------:                            | :-------------------------:                      | :-----------------:            | :-----------------:            |
| Windows   | [x86][dotnet-sdk-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][dotnet-sdk-win-x64.exe] \| [Arm64][dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.exe] | [x86][dotnet-sdk-win-x86.zip] \| [x64][dotnet-sdk-win-x64.zip] \|  [Arm64][dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.zip] | [x86][dotnet-runtime-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][dotnet-runtime-win-x64.exe] \| [Arm64][dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.exe] | [x86][dotnet-runtime-win-x86.zip] \| [x64][dotnet-runtime-win-x64.zip] \| [Arm64][dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.zip] | [x86][aspnetcore-runtime-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][aspnetcore-runtime-win-x64.exe] \| [Hosting Bundle][dotnet-hosting-win.exe] | [x86][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x64.exe] \| [Arm64][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-arm64.exe] |
| macOS     | [x64][dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.pkg] \| [ARM64][dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.pkg] | [x64][dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.tar.gz] \| [ARM64][dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.tar.gz]  | [x64][dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.pkg] \| [ARM64][dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.pkg] | [x64][dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz] \| [ARM64][dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz]| [x64][aspnetcore-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz] \| [ARM64][aspnetcore-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz] | - |
| Linux     |  [Snap and Package Manager](../install-linux.md)  | [x64][dotnet-sdk-linux-x64.tar.gz] \| [Arm][dotnet-sdk-linux-arm.tar.gz]  \| [Arm64][dotnet-sdk-linux-arm64.tar.gz] \| [Arm32 Alpine][dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]  \| [x64 Alpine][dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz] | [Packages (x64)][linux-packages] | [x64][dotnet-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz] \| [Arm][dotnet-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz] \| [Arm64][dotnet-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz] \| [Arm32 Alpine][dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz] \| [Arm64 Alpine][dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz] \| [x64 Alpine][dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]  | [x64][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]  \| [Arm][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz] \| [Arm64][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz] \| [x64 Alpine][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz] | - |
|  | [Checksums][checksums-sdk]                             | [Checksums][checksums-sdk]                                      | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]                             | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]  | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]  | [Checksums][checksums-runtime] |

1. Includes the .NET Runtime and ASP.NET Core Runtime
2. For hosting stand-alone apps on Windows Servers. Includes the ASP.NET Core Module for IIS and can be installed separately on servers without installing .NET Runtime.

The .NET SDK includes a matching updated .NET Runtime. Downloading the Runtime or ASP.NET Core packages is not needed when installing the SDK.

You can check your .NET SDK version by running the following command. The example version shown is for this release.

```console
$ dotnet --version
8.0.308
```

Visit [.NET Documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/) to learn about .NET, for building many different types of applications.

## Visual Studio Compatibility

You need [Visual Studio 17.10](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) or later to use .NET 8.0 on Windows. On macOS, you need the latest version of [Visual Studio for Mac](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/). The [C# extension](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/dotnet) for [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) supports .NET 8.0 and C# 10.0.

[checksums-runtime]: https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/checksums/8.0.12-sha.txt
[checksums-sdk]: https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/checksums/8.0.12-sha.txt

[linux-packages]: ../install-linux.md

[//]: # ( Runtime 8.0.12)
[dotnet-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/a50c2f56-3ee5-4387-a9a7-4338b75fb5c9/41676fb7ec43d9108a65fc0d76c15717/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/4bfa2e49-fd4b-4aa7-b5c7-cd344beb72e8/d04a3458f047737f9343430e901efadb/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d77d220f-ba55-45b2-9013-5def3d55d558/8293468a0a39b4a61ce94f3ae5a65fdf/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/3b021406-40a7-4609-8046-5877ae6b2c2d/8ca6aefd8b95ee56512416448d7ccc52/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/bcf1eef7-7287-4076-9ad0-f5c308605952/d70135d19e557c3730f5b801d67d4e84/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/14263fc6-1fdc-46cb-b692-df3e0f4204d0/24c37267d4f4e166df57ea3ec9acff18/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/5a27ae2c-8b37-4804-bfc5-7a603a13ff98/91369cc31f0920918fb758a3f731f2ca/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-osx-arm64.pkg
[dotnet-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/30fcac13-8a78-4495-84e6-00ae9445c76b/4989e4834115de71774568b0e606f09c/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-osx-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/6ca19dbc-b0c0-4541-afca-b72faf9a9e28/3af0eef5792041ece0b51e299058a270/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-osx-x64.pkg
[dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/3458a9c3-f34a-4d61-896c-1551ee66d5fe/bf3c24436ad390578caf1ccf185e3151/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-osx-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/cbcb7d8c-cae0-41f3-ab43-2f9f91567e09/9ae7d7b0f40e68258495e5fb3c157e78/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-win-arm64.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/ad6302ea-b7a6-4b83-8dcc-c932f9b8d037/5379348874d0ab07165734552a050b88/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-win-arm64.zip
[dotnet-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/136f4593-e3cd-4d52-bc25-579cdf46e80c/8b98c1347293b48c56c3a68d72f586a1/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-win-x64.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-x64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/463d3b85-bccb-477d-8ecc-7e70dfa250f9/b95b5ffb83a79ede10fcbeb03abafc00/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-win-x64.zip
[dotnet-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/3210417e-ab32-4d14-a152-1ad9a2fcfdd2/da097cee5aa85bd79b6d593e3866fb7f/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-x86.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8d5320b6-e6af-486b-9b8e-3fb26ce1cc4e/c3db2f45b082b27a511ec25778da0c69/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-win-x86.zip

[//]: # ( WindowsDesktop 8.0.12)
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/87fb3e9d-aeac-4081-877f-bebee255590e/91660fdf05cd58d1dbecaa3b7f604159/windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.12-win-arm64.exe
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/f1e7ffc8-c278-4339-b460-517420724524/f36bb75b2e86a52338c4d3a90f8dac9b/windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.12-win-x64.exe
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/acf6e5d3-1e2f-4072-833c-fa84a10841c5/acd48342207247f404a5aaa58d1a1ea1/windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.12-win-x86.exe

[//]: # ( ASP 8.0.12)
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/26fe9c15-40f6-4eb5-88fd-63d98eb259fa/c36789f8460b7e20371c38129d7fc160/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-linux-arm.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8953c6fe-3542-4cee-b022-a50e029882a5/1bbce821b1ae97ed11b305dd708c0437/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/8f3afd94-2927-4be9-a935-da9f4dcdb004/c594a54091b5b85063f38879d50123a4/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/df752f45-7e9f-4d13-8568-a88adda5aa04/9d59726fb38525b4956cbb1e1fe8a2c8/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-linux-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-osx-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/16c2edb0-5977-4a8d-9060-1d8a673c6b44/6802cfea6e93712b7872614bf47ebb9f/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-osx-arm64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/2d69b57b-d997-4364-a898-220293f49d9f/c192bee87281e416703f53da103925d3/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-osx-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/462a0410-741f-4368-a3eb-9014e33d83be/fe802ebd409a3a1c8d2646c2ce546997/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-win-x64.exe
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/dac8c971-de4e-4697-b08e-a601d42caae1/e93f55b140739da2392222946569f6a6/aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.12-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-hosting-win.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/976226c0-41dc-49ba-ad3c-14ed3f55294d/adfedbe9509adcca236e9035d0ba7d0a/dotnet-hosting-8.0.12-win.exe

[//]: # ( SDK 8.0.308)
[dotnet-sdk-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/faa351a2-48ab-46be-b7cb-88444c642735/7c711c1cdd133f3e9eb3243bf51af198/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-linux-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/086519bb-5612-4c2c-8b80-c7984a46a276/4d4117e088dcda14516a8af754f25249/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/711b3696-81d7-4369-b9d4-a80190675959/4c08677a37df7a25e2eb44e05eec9ea3/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/4801adb8-3aeb-4a4a-a2b4-78d213f7732c/a5f025926bd2463241d8774f4f6edf3f/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d7207d3f-a42e-4304-b4c7-73aeac93577d/156593f4ffbc65dc2dab850ba37ca270/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-linux-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/61cd18f3-cf9b-446c-a813-693833e147a6/dec6d37b5ddcd4113c48f662b351cd90/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-osx-arm64.pkg
[dotnet-sdk-osx-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/32218f90-bf6d-403a-9a62-35ba8d60bcad/175821940686b243c81ff8321414a79d/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-osx-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b0623a60-c293-4e2b-903f-a1ecb59f3cce/e278a7886a6fe2c4eef406ef29308bad/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-osx-x64.pkg
[dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/0776860a-7d0e-4e55-94f6-b87f0f219b0a/a0400cc3a044fb101a2dab8616f6ae4a/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-osx-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/c5919c6b-e22f-4e85-a512-70990f47a77c/572bb887e6a2865158e655b38a431ff8/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-win-arm64.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/01afb365-9231-457b-9684-741232ed4157/b6636336f498056f9473246a1102d119/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-win-arm64.zip
[dotnet-sdk-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9d35afb6-e1ae-439b-8673-ae0496623649/6d7b61c8c110d14cc9a8a95c8d9e63ea/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-win-x64.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-x64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/926f520f-5bb6-4044-b4e0-266c967bf496/c383ff49040ba5ef93c455c6403ccffd/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-win-x64.zip
[dotnet-sdk-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9b499a0d-db9d-4449-8f86-13b878750b7d/75dae61ac1c977972789c8cd4095191c/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-x86.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/189e450f-33e4-479d-8f3d-7f73f693ff57/d406b03319f60ffa4ede21ad7f5ce80a/dotnet-sdk-8.0.308-win-x86.zip