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The microsoft/semantic-kernel repository published dotnet-1.78.0 on 2026-07-07. The release notes list changes including: 35ba23e1b3092271c778ca057afe1a796e16e70e .Net: Update package version to 1.78.0 (#14142); e6c9673684ca03621885083faff1644e1f42695e .Net: Disable automatic HTTP redirects in HttpPlugin and WebFileDownloadPlugin default clients (#14132).
The microsoft/semantic-kernel repository published python-1.44.0 on 2026-07-07. The release notes list changes including: Python: Bump tornado from 6.5.5 to 6.5.7 in /python by @dependabot[bot] (#14090); Python: Bump pyjwt from 2.11.0 to 2.13.0 in /python by @dependabot[bot] (#14084).
Azure SDK Blog published “Azure Developer CLI (azd) – May and June 2026” by Kristen Womack on 2026-06-26. Here is what it covers and why it matters for Azure developers.
The dotnet/maui repository published 10.0.80 on 2026-06-24. The release notes list changes including: Add deep UI test execution to Copilot PR review pipeline by @kubaflo (#35376); [CI] Refactor ci-copilot pipeline: scope env vars per task by @T-Gro (#35324).
Azure SDK Blog published “Azure Functions MCP Extension: What’s New at Build 2026” by Lily Ma on 2026-06-24. Here is what it covers and why it matters for AI & .NET developers.
The dotnet/aspire repository published v13.4.6 on 2026-06-20. The release notes list changes including: 🔗 Polyglot AppHost code generation silently failed when CLI and SDK versions diverged — Aspire.TypeSystem used a floating strong-name AssemblyVersion that…; 🔌 Multiple AppHosts started with --isolated collided on the….
The dotnet/aspire repository published v13.4.5 on 2026-06-17. The release notes list changes including: 🛡️ Bumped StreamJsonRpc to 2.25.29 to clear the MessagePack GHSA-hv8m-jj95-wg3x (CVE-2026-48109) NU1903 advisory — The transitive MessagePack 2.5.192…; 🎭 playwrightCliVersion values that are not valid SemVer 2.0 now fail fast….
The dotnet/aspire repository published v13.4.4-release on 2026-06-15. The release notes list changes including: 🔌 DCP requests could fail permanently when the connection dropped mid-request — If the underlying DCP channel closed while a request was in flight, the error…; 🔍 Resources marked with….
The dotnet/maui repository published 11.0.0-preview.5.26304.4 on 2026-06-10 as a pre-release. The release notes list changes including: Xcode: 26.5; Java JDK: 21.0.8.
The dotnet/extensions repository published v10.7.0 on 2026-06-09. The release notes list changes including: Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ResourceMonitoring.Kubernetes package is now stable #7253; Resource Monitoring ResourceQuota and ResourceQuotaProvider APIs are now stable (previously EXTEXP0008) #7253.
.NET 10.0.9 was released on 2026-06-09. It ships .NET Runtime 10.0.9, ASP.NET Core Runtime 10.0.9, SDK 10.0.301, 10.0.109. The official release metadata lists 3 CVEs addressed in this release. .NET 10.0 is an LTS release currently in the "active" support phase, with support ending on 2028-11-14. It has since been superseded by .NET 10.0.13.
.NET 11.0.0-preview.5 was released on 2026-06-09. It ships .NET Runtime 11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115, ASP.NET Core Runtime 11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115, SDK 11.0.100-preview.5.26302.115. .NET 11.0 is an STS release currently in the "go-live" support phase. It has since been superseded by .NET 11.0.0-rc.2.