What's new in .NET 5 | Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com › core › whats-newSep 22, 2022 · .NET 5 is the next major release of .NET Core following 3.1. We named this new release .NET 5 instead of .NET Core 4 for two reasons: We skipped version numbers 4.x to avoid confusion with .NET Framework 4.x. We dropped "Core" from the name to emphasize that this is the main implementation of .NET going forward. .
.NET 5.0 Update - support.microsoft.com
support.microsoft.com › en-us › topicSee the release notes for details on updated packages. .NET 5.0 servicing updates are upgrades. The latest servicing update for 5.0 will remove the previous 5.0 update upon successful installation. For example, when .NET 5.0.15 is installed .NET 5.0.14 and earlier versions will be removed from the computer if present.