Announcing .NET 8 Preview 5

We’re excited to share all the new features and improvements in .NET 8 Preview 5! This release is a follow-up to the Preview 4 release. You’ll continue to see many more features show up with these monthly releases. .NET 6 and 7 users will want to follow this release closely since we have focused on making it a straightforward upgrade path.

You can download .NET 8 Preview 5 for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

• Installers and binaries
• Container images
• Release notes
• Known issues
• GitHub issue tracker

Check out what’s new in ASP.NET Core in the Preview 5 release. Stay current with what’s new and coming in What’s New in .NET 8. It will be kept updated throughout the release.

Microsoft Build 2023 was a huge success in big part to .NET developers like you! The .NET team saw huge turnout for our sessions, where we talked about some of the most exciting features in .NET 8 and answered questions from attendees. Join the .NET Team at Microsoft Build 2023!

Now, let’s take a look at some new .NET 8 features.

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Announcing .NET 8 Preview 5 - .NET Blog

We're thrilled to announce .NET 8 Preview 5, featuring enhanced Metrics APIs, SourceLink integration, default Dynamic PGO, and Alpine ASP.NET Docker Composite Images.

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