# .NET Release Notes

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

|  Version  | Release Date | Support | Latest Patch Version | End of Support |
| :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- |
| [.NET 7](release-notes/7.0/README.md) | [November, 2022](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-7/) | [STS][policies] | [7.0.0][7.0.0] | May 14, 2024 |
| [.NET 6](release-notes/6.0/README.md) | [November, 2021](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6/) | [LTS][policies] | [6.0.11][6.0.11]  | November 12, 2024 |
| [.NET Core 3.1](release-notes/3.1/README.md) | [December 3, 2019](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-core-3-1/) | [LTS][policies] | [3.1.31][3.1.31] | December 13, 2022 |

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

[7.0.0]: release-notes/7.0/7.0.0/7.0.0.md
[6.0.11]: release-notes/6.0/6.0.11/6.0.11.md
[3.1.31]: release-notes/3.1/3.1.31/3.1.31.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