# .NET 5 Releases

The following .NET 5 releases have been shipped. You must be on the latest patch release to be [supported by Microsoft](../../microsoft-support.md)

| Release Date | Description | Download |
| :-- | :-- | :--: |
| 2020/10/13 | [5.0.0 RC 2](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-rc.2.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/09/14 | [5.0.0 RC 1](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-rc.1.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/08/25 | [5.0.0 Preview 8](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.8.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/07/21 | [5.0.0 Preview 7](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.7.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/06/25 | [5.0.0 Preview 6](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.6.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/06/10 | [5.0.0 Preview 5](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.5.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/05/19 | [5.0.0 Preview 4](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.4.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/04/23 | [5.0.0 Preview 3](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.3.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/04/02 | [5.0.0 Preview 2](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.2.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
| 2020/03/16 | [5.0.0 Preview 1](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0/preview/5.0.0-preview.1.md) | [download](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0) |
