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.NET (formerly .NET Core): end of support dates

Microsoft's cross-platform .NET runtime and SDK (formerly .NET Core). Long Term Support (LTS) and Standard Term Support (STS) releases each have a single end-of-support date.

Vendor: Microsoft. Official lifecycle information: vendor lifecycle page.

Timeline

201920202021202220232024202520262027202810.0 (LTS)10.0 (LTS): support until 2028-11-149.0 (STS)9.0 (STS): support until 2026-11-108.0 (LTS)8.0 (LTS): support until 2026-11-107.0 (STS)7.0 (STS): support until 2024-05-146.0 (LTS)6.0 (LTS): support until 2024-11-125.0 (STS)5.0 (STS): support until 2022-05-103.1 (LTS)3.1 (LTS): support until 2022-12-13today (2026-10-18)
Mainstream / full support Extended (security-only) support Paid extra support (ESU/ELS)Faded bars: release date not recorded, so the start of the bar is not meaningful. "Dates not verified yet": no end date confirmed.

All versions

.NET (formerly .NET Core) versions and support dates
VersionStatusMainstream / support endExtended endPaid extra supportReleased
10.0 (LTS)SupportedNovember 14, 2028No separate phase—November 11, 2025
9.0 (STS)SupportedNovember 10, 2026No separate phase—December 3, 2024
8.0 (LTS)SupportedNovember 10, 2026No separate phase—November 14, 2023
7.0 (STS)Support endedMay 14, 2024No separate phase—November 8, 2022
6.0 (LTS)Support endedNovember 12, 2024No separate phase—November 8, 2021
5.0 (STS)Support endedMay 10, 2022No separate phase—November 10, 2020
3.1 (LTS)Support endedDecember 13, 2022No separate phase—December 3, 2019

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