PowerShell support lifecycle
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description: Details the policies governing support for PowerShell.
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title: PowerShell Support Lifecycle
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[.NET Support Policy][06]. In this servicing approach, customers can choose Long Term Support (LTS)
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releases or current releases.
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−An **LTS** release of PowerShell is built on an **LTS** release of .NET. Updates to an **LTS**
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+An **LTS** release of PowerShell is an **LTS** release of .NET. Updates to an **LTS**
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release only contain critical security updates and servicing fixes that are designed to minimize
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The PowerShell support lifecycle follows the [support lifecycle of .NET][06]. The following table
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lists the end-of-support dates for the current versions of PowerShell:
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−| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version |
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−| ------------------------ | :----------: | :------------: | ------------------------- |
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−| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | Future date | Future date | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] |
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−| PowerShell 7.5 | 23-Jan-2025 | 12-May-2026 | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] |
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−| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | 16-Nov-2023 | 10-Nov-2026 | Built on [.NET 8.0.0][13] |
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+| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version |
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+| ------------------------ | :----------: | :------------: | --------------- |
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+| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | Future date | Future date | [.NET 10.0][19] |
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+| PowerShell 7.5 | 23-Jan-2025 | 12-May-2026 | [.NET 9.0][14] |
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+| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | 16-Nov-2023 | 10-Nov-2026 | [.NET 8.0][13] |
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The following table lists the end-of-support dates for retired versions of PowerShell:
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−| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version |
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−| -------------------- | :----------: | :------------: | ---------------------------- |
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−| PowerShell 7.3 | 09-Nov-2022 | 08-May-2024 | Built on [.NET 7.0][12] |
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−| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) | 08-Nov-2021 | 08-Nov-2024 | Built on [.NET 6.0][11] |
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−| PowerShell 7.1 | 11-Nov-2020 | 08-May-2022 | Built on [.NET 5.0][10] |
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−| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) | 04-Mar-2020 | 03-Dec-2022 | Built on [.NET Core 3.1][09] |
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−| PowerShell 6.2 | 29-Mar-2019 | 04-Sep-2020 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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−| PowerShell 6.1 | 13-Sep-2018 | 28-Sep-2019 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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−| PowerShell 6.0 | 20-Jan-2018 | 13-Feb-2019 | Built on [.NET Core 2.0][07] |
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+| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version |
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+| -------------------- | :----------: | :------------: | ------------------- |
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+| PowerShell 7.3 | 09-Nov-2022 | 08-May-2024 | [.NET 7.0][12] |
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+| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) | 08-Nov-2021 | 08-Nov-2024 | [.NET 6.0][11] |
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+| PowerShell 7.1 | 11-Nov-2020 | 08-May-2022 | [.NET 5.0][10] |
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+| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) | 04-Mar-2020 | 03-Dec-2022 | [.NET Core 3.1][09] |
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+| PowerShell 6.2 | 29-Mar-2019 | 04-Sep-2020 | [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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+| PowerShell 6.1 | 13-Sep-2018 | 28-Sep-2019 | [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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+| PowerShell 6.0 | 20-Jan-2018 | 13-Feb-2019 | [.NET Core 2.0][07] |
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## Windows PowerShell release history
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[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/new/choose
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[17]: https://support.microsoft.com/contactus
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[18]: https://support.serviceshub.microsoft.com/
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+[19]: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/supported-os.md
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