# .NET Release Notes

The following [.NET releases](../releases.md) are currently supported:

|  Version  | Release Date | Support | Latest Patch Version | End of Support |
| :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- |
| [.NET 6](6.0/README.md) | [November, 2021](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6-preview-3/) | [Preview][policies] | [6.0 Preview 3][6.0 Preview 3] | November, 2024 |
| [.NET 5](5.0/README.md) | [November 10, 2020](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-5-0/) | [Current][policies] | [5.0.6][5.0.6] | February, 2022 |
| [.NET Core 3.1](3.1/README.md) | [December 3, 2019](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-core-3-1/) | [LTS][policies] | [3.1.15][3.1.15] | December 3, 2022 |
| [.NET Core 2.1](2.1/README.md) | [May 30, 2018](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-core-2-1/) | [LTS][policies] | [2.1.28][2.1.28] | August 21, 2021 |

You can find release notes for all releases, including out-of-support releases, in the [release-notes](.) directory.

[6.0 Preview 3]: 6.0/preview/6.0.0-preview.3.md
[5.0.6]: 5.0/5.0.6/5.0.6.md
[3.1.15]: 3.1/3.1.15/3.1.15.md
[2.1.28]: 2.1/2.1.28/2.1.28.md

## Release Information

* [Download .NET](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet)
* [Releases Index][releases-index.json] -- Index for all release channels in JSON format
* [dotnet-install scripts](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script)
* [Installation docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/)

[releases-index.json]: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/release-metadata/releases-index.json
[policies]: ../release-policies.md