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Microsoft has released the second preview release of .NET 5.0.0.





.NET 5.0.0 Preview 2 is available for download and usage in your environment. This release includes .NET 5.0.0 Preview 2 and .NET SDK 5.0.100 Preview 2.

The .NET SDK 5.0.100 Preview 2 includes .NET 5.0.0 preview Runtime so downloading the runtime packages separately is not needed when installing the SDK. After installing the .NET SDK 5.0.100 preview, the following command will show that you're running version 5.0.100-preview.2.20176.6 of the tools.

dotnet --version

Your feedback is important and appreciated. We've created an issue at  dotnet/core #4500 for your questions and comments.

.NET 5.0.0 Preview 2 - April 2, 2020