The first release of the project system ("15.0") was heavily focused on supporting .NET Core scenarios and parity with VS 2015 project.json tooling.
16.x releases focused on feature parity with the legacy project system and support for .NET Core 3.0 and .NET 5.0.
17.x releases will focus on support for 64-bit Visual Studio, support for .NET 6.0, and revamping the project property and launch settings UI.
| Release | Branches | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.0.x | N/A | Visual Studio 2017 | This release is considered done and will only be patched for security-related issues. |
| 15.9 | N/A | Visual Studio 2017 | This release is considered done, and only impactful bugs, crashes and hangs that block major scenarios will be taken. |
| 16.x | N/A | Visual Studio 2019 | This release will be focused on feature parity with the legacy project system, support for .NET Core 3.0, WinForms and WPF. |
| 16.11 | dev16.11.x | Visual Studio 2019 | This release is considered done, and only impactful bugs, crashes, and hangs that block major scenarios will be taken. |
| 17.0 | dev17.0.x | Visual Studio 2022 | This release is focused on support for 64-bit Visual Studio, support for .NET 6.0, and new project property pages and launch profiles UI. |
| 17.1 | N/A | Visual Studio 2022 | Planning for this release is in progress. |
| 17.2 | N/A | Visual Studio 2022 | Planning for this release is in progress. |
| Backlog | none | Uncommitted features/bugs. |