# .NET 5.0.201 SDK - March 09, 2021

The .NET SDK 5.0.201 release is available for download. The latest 5.0 release is always listed at [.NET 5.0 Releases](../README.md).

## Downloads

|           | SDK Installer<sup>1</sup>                        | SDK Binaries<sup>1</sup>                 | 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] \|<br> [Hosting Bundle][dotnet-hosting-win.exe]<sup>2</sup> | [x86][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x86.exe] \| [x64][windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x64.exe]  |
| macOS     | [x64][dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.pkg]  | [x64][dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.tar.gz]     | [x64][dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.pkg] | [x64][dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz] | [x64][aspnetcore-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz] | - |<sup>1</sup>
| Linux     |  [Snap and Package Manager](5.0.4-install-instructions.md)  | [x64][dotnet-sdk-linux-x64.tar.gz] \| [Arm][dotnet-sdk-linux-arm.tar.gz] \| [Arm64][dotnet-sdk-linux-arm64.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] \| [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]<sup>1</sup>  \| [Arm][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz]<sup>1</sup> \| [Arm64][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz]<sup>1</sup> \| [x64 Alpine][aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz] | - | <sup>1</sup> |
|  | [Checksums][checksums-sdk]                             | [Checksums][checksums-sdk]                                      | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]                             | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]  | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]  | [Checksums][checksums-runtime]

</br>

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.

</br>

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
5.0.201
```
Visit [.NET Documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/) to learn about .NET, for building many different types of applications.

## Docker Images

The [.NET Docker images](https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-dotnet) have been updated for this release. The [.NET Docker samples](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/samples/README.md) show various ways to use .NET and Docker together. You can use the following command to try running the latest .NET 5.0 release in containers:

```console
docker run --rm mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/samples
```

The following repos have been updated.

* [dotnet/sdk](https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-dotnet-sdk/): .NET SDK
* [dotnet/aspnet](https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-dotnet-aspnet/): ASP.NET Core Runtime
* [dotnet/runtime](https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-dotnet-runtime/): .NET Runtime
* [dotnet/runtime-deps](https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-dotnet-runtime-deps/): .NET Runtime Dependencies
* [dotnet/samples](https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-dotnet-samples/): .NET Samples

## Visual Studio Compatibility

You need [Visual Studio 16.9](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) or later to use .NET 5.0 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 5.0 and C# 9.

[blob-runtime]: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/Runtime/
[blob-sdk]: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/Sdk/
[release-notes]: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.4.md

[checksums-runtime]: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/checksums/5.0.4-sha.txt
[checksums-sdk]: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/checksums/5.0.4-sha.txt

[linux-install]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux
[linux-setup]: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/Documentation/linux-setup.md

[dotnet-blog]:  https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/net-february-2021/




[sdk_bugs]: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+milestone%3A5.0.4xx+is%3Aclosed

[linux-packages]: 5.0.4-install-instructions.md


[//]: # ( Runtime 5.0.4)
[dotnet-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/5a496e41-23da-4aaa-94a7-baa9ab619fc6/0d000727345f3f71858ee79367f6ec23/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-linux-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9612ffe7-7091-4f23-843a-ea44698423df/9dc85938df3f46529273fd23f9b63e6a/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/639ea452-97d9-43b9-8de2-051c2c350e1c/361efcab2a07978b3b2e2821b9ee6e88/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9582a57f-9ea0-403c-9143-2a109ee330a6/7abc43ce43e141050c76b2c90fa49a17/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1b0db10e-9d2e-407d-adfa-9f071b10127b/f8ee840d45eb2dabf7f29e375e9ab8a1/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/66db1966-cbe4-4c6c-9e73-80305c555aba/faabab630f9f56e28e9dc30691bda72c/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-linux-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/c8320b32-f469-4c6b-9efe-39db01667197/c98a8dd2f5be1fca335e98c49e519fa6/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-osx-x64.pkg
[dotnet-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/e0463015-ef67-4241-8126-f46be6f39a49/c30e98c2c15ba2166a6cb212a1539217/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-osx-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/99d47c44-6b8d-4e3b-8e0e-cb8a04060ef5/345f358d47811d3ff9bc56d7da2ed875/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-win-arm64.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-arm64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/a9e4911b-9eb9-4988-90db-218c14044149/68fe9723d0839249c5f0d46081896622/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-win-arm64.zip
[dotnet-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/c47aeae9-d214-42de-8295-d2624f46ca15/aa67a0ca37e434bf055e1150e1203241/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-win-x64.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-x64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/868f6278-98a7-4dc3-bd10-953df1fcacb7/e7985effaff7af1229d0d9714aa5fde6/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-win-x64.zip
[dotnet-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/6216588a-7d51-4787-a99a-0314a2fdf1a1/633bacf3c6f7876cd48bfd995edb9ab2/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-runtime-win-x86.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/772f0b7e-e5ea-4270-b2a5-cfc18d880759/97dca0fc531bd7146576dcfe1adbfe9d/dotnet-runtime-5.0.4-win-x86.zip

[//]: # ( WindowsDesktop 5.0.4)
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9972cac4-3605-46f0-933f-7e62a19bf6c3/64c60574923619b1aa3a4eb711d8722c/windowsdesktop-runtime-5.0.4-win-arm64.exe
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/7a5d15ae-0487-428d-8262-2824279ccc00/6a10ce9e632bce818ce6698d9e9faf39/windowsdesktop-runtime-5.0.4-win-x64.exe
[windowsdesktop-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/0c5c56a4-8b34-4361-8af9-482c788b2bcf/d734b200547c8c367eb45ebbd69c4698/windowsdesktop-runtime-5.0.4-win-x86.exe

[//]: # ( ASP 5.0.4)
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/dc029ada-7f37-45c0-9a0b-ed88c1d6ec1d/3364dac1192510a5968d7c8976a5d630/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-linux-arm.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/d464a46d-a904-4a0e-94f1-c2ccfc7a691f/dcdea88fb8b10c2358c19fde84f7103f/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1cbaf10a-e64b-482f-8d40-2f3309126828/2a93e60126f3e251936388787793cb51/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/5d0c827a-fe81-4e49-89f4-84d1b8170752/1f78e9059e0505f226a8ee5ea466675e/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/df48d136-7c22-4e76-867a-75513225d285/f4cc8ec0ef5d0d03b77f3ab325f75f25/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/131d9f6b-0f49-474e-a7c5-33754d4e9195/52fae63c358d8e8e6211a50a64fe3dfd/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-linux-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b569a2f6-4294-47fb-8e76-69e59e4d02b5/25fe0a0b374cdd858c4ea77e3f661af9/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-osx-x64.tar.gz
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-arm64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/892612b8-75df-4f7c-9fd9-7f36945dcb2c/bd7ba19a0e94eb755818b3706b23046b/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-win-arm64.zip
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/10ba6f78-b704-45fd-b770-e56aa9a03498/a4738342daec491cc55a2acc17987c4a/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-win-x64.exe
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/093b97e5-e19b-432b-bf9f-f798b850b482/b37025dfc3b0f4fd8764abeb95630251/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-win-x64.zip
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/89f9f142-416b-4967-986f-0efcdccb8152/226714a03e8b3bdda5d9a009e7ce1b87/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-win-x86.exe
[aspnetcore-runtime-win-x86.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1146a702-fb69-4fc5-8d21-ce9ce223e7eb/a87ad99ecc2abd9d4d82b83f4fdf7b84/aspnetcore-runtime-5.0.4-win-x86.zip
[dotnet-hosting-win.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/2281cc70-3851-4dec-b418-4f5be60d8f2e/0163e524e63c2bb07d9da642ca1468d5/dotnet-hosting-5.0.4-win.exe

[//]: # ( SDK 5.0.201 )
[dotnet-sdk-linux-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1958def3-0dac-4243-8fb9-e906a7f14509/93af2ac9a973d60c7d2ebd168d752a92/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-linux-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/2e5353f1-8818-4d87-af94-0e5cec730b40/58172cde97795b55bcfc7177dbcf3c68/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-linux-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/aa23ba1d-c6d4-43e1-adcb-a919460e9734/b4f05137bca3b168fd5dad05ae5cdb62/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-linux-musl-arm.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b334c33b-ac9d-4216-9a89-29961ea5ab77/b9409125a942f37c583da09175bc4699/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-linux-musl-arm64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9d29393e-788a-4435-a7b9-1f52268ca194/bd43949f39d6a5e85357daba91d99831/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-linux-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/73a9cb2a-1acd-4d20-b864-d12797ca3d40/075dbe1dc3bba4aa85ca420167b861b6/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-linux-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.pkg]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/de613120-9306-4867-b504-45fcc81ba1b6/2a03f18c549f52cf78f88afa44e6dc6a/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-osx-x64.pkg
[dotnet-sdk-osx-x64.tar.gz]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b660bd50-30b1-4a69-ad8d-d83209ea6213/4fb0163b7fff707f204a100c24d82ef6/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-osx-x64.tar.gz
[dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/7c9fb8fe-7ddb-4ac4-b771-da70407d3d68/2d65d75eab768e979e1dd358a746c902/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-win-arm64.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-arm64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/eebacf2d-31c0-4cbf-afd5-e50873b643b6/f2f89f9724c77162c46376efda44d37b/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-win-arm64.zip
[dotnet-sdk-win-x64.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/78a6328f-f563-4a7f-a478-3ed0f2ce8ec6/5beb762f64d8a018a5b9e590bc1531e0/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-win-x64.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-x64.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/989b7ad4-bdce-4c40-a323-7e348578867a/cb7c44c6b2a68063be8e991e8fe8a13d/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-win-x64.zip
[dotnet-sdk-win-x86.exe]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/e18b7dc0-21b2-49b0-82ce-f487601fab50/cab80970bb51bc8b9b3d67c430a1e58b/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-win-x86.exe
[dotnet-sdk-win-x86.zip]: https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/f99880f7-8d22-4ae6-a35c-e071fbefcdf0/497e0b4a0318d1496e44915bf9038bfc/dotnet-sdk-5.0.201-win-x86.zip

