# core

> Home of official .NET release notes, announcements, and schedules

dotnet/core serves as the central hub for .NET release notes, lifecycle policies, and announcements. It tracks active Long Term Support and Standard Term Support releases, patch versions, and security notices. Developers and system administrators use it to follow release schedules and locate installation resources.

- Source: https://github.com/dotnet/core
- Homepage: https://dot.net
- License: MIT
- Built with: PowerShell 77.9%, C# 14.5%, Shell 7.6%
- Stars: 22062
- Forks: 4930
- Contributors: 735
- Last commit: 2026-10-25
- Latest release: v11.0.0-rc2 (2026-10-13)
- Purpose: Developer tools
- Type: Guide / course
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 82/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 14/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [.NET 11.0 RC 2](https://github.com/dotnet/core/releases/tag/v11.0.0-rc2). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Source code only: this release has no files to download.

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/dotnet/core
Updated: 2026-10-30