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NuGet 5.6 Release Notes

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NuGet version Available in Visual Studio version Available in .NET SDK(s)
5.6.0 Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 3.1.3001

1Installed with Visual Studio 2019 with .NET Core workload

Summary: What's New in 5.6

  • Support prerelease packages with floating versions. Version="*-*", Version="1.*-*", and similar float to latest versions, including prerelease versions, within specified range - #912

Issues fixed in this release

Bugs:

  • nuget push *.nupkg fails when snupkg does not exist - #8148

  • Pack, and several other code paths, fail dependent on locale. Use RegexOptions.CultureInvariant - #8246

  • Perf: DG Spec for unloaded project scenarios should not be written in preview restores - #8793

  • Restore: Improve performance by caching solution dependency graph spec - #9201

  • PM UI doesn't work for SDK style projects after installing a package with PM Console - #9203

  • Embedded icon can’t be shown in PM UI with local package feed - depending on / vs \ - #9225

  • NuGetVersion.TryParseStrict() should return false if it fails to parse - #9255

  • nuget.exe push help for -source, should suggest usage of source name, not source URL - #9265

  • dotnet nuget add package SourceUri creates bad default package source name - #9277

  • Screen reader doesn't announce "Searching..." message when switching tabs - #9307

  • Accessibility: Focus-rectangle color is not accessible PM UI tabs in dark theme - #9336

  • nuget.exe 5.5 fails to restore with MSBuild 14 or below - #9458

  • Don't log millisecond times in restore messages - #8977

  • Make IOutputConsole async - #9268

  • MSBuild version picking works poorly on some non-english cultures - #9322

  • Missing format default on dotnet nuget list source - #9337

  • Perf: RestoreOperationLogger has unnecessary thread affinity - #9288

  • Automated creation of docs for dotnet nuget commands - #9146

  • Default verbosity should not report each project's noop restore - #8792

  • Support -DependencyVersion parameter for NuGet.exe update, similar to install command - #7694

DCRs:

  • Add initial support for net5.0 target framework - #9584

  • Sort packages by ID in the Updates tab of the PM UI - #9278

List of all issues fixed in this release - 5.6