diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md index 3db37f0b4bc..d6bf48bd3fd 100644 --- a/reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md +++ b/reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- description: Details the policies governing support for PowerShell. -ms.date: 02/25/2025 +ms.date: 10/22/2025 ms.topic: lifecycle title: PowerShell Support Lifecycle --- @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PowerShell follows the [Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy][02]. Support dates fo [.NET Support Policy][06]. In this servicing approach, customers can choose Long Term Support (LTS) releases or current releases. -An **LTS** release of PowerShell is built on an **LTS** release of .NET. Updates to an **LTS** +An **LTS** release of PowerShell is an **LTS** release of .NET. Updates to an **LTS** release only contain critical security updates and servicing fixes that are designed to minimize impact on existing workloads. @@ -110,23 +110,23 @@ guarantees of responsiveness or fixes. The PowerShell support lifecycle follows the [support lifecycle of .NET][06]. The following table lists the end-of-support dates for the current versions of PowerShell: -| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version | -| ------------------------ | :----------: | :------------: | ------------------------- | -| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | Future date | Future date | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] | -| PowerShell 7.5 | 23-Jan-2025 | 12-May-2026 | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] | -| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | 16-Nov-2023 | 10-Nov-2026 | Built on [.NET 8.0.0][13] | +| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version | +| ------------------------ | :----------: | :------------: | --------------- | +| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | Future date | Future date | [.NET 10.0][19] | +| PowerShell 7.5 | 23-Jan-2025 | 12-May-2026 | [.NET 9.0][14] | +| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | 16-Nov-2023 | 10-Nov-2026 | [.NET 8.0][13] | The following table lists the end-of-support dates for retired versions of PowerShell: -| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version | -| -------------------- | :----------: | :------------: | ---------------------------- | -| PowerShell 7.3 | 09-Nov-2022 | 08-May-2024 | Built on [.NET 7.0][12] | -| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) | 08-Nov-2021 | 08-Nov-2024 | Built on [.NET 6.0][11] | -| PowerShell 7.1 | 11-Nov-2020 | 08-May-2022 | Built on [.NET 5.0][10] | -| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) | 04-Mar-2020 | 03-Dec-2022 | Built on [.NET Core 3.1][09] | -| PowerShell 6.2 | 29-Mar-2019 | 04-Sep-2020 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] | -| PowerShell 6.1 | 13-Sep-2018 | 28-Sep-2019 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] | -| PowerShell 6.0 | 20-Jan-2018 | 13-Feb-2019 | Built on [.NET Core 2.0][07] | +| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version | +| -------------------- | :----------: | :------------: | ------------------- | +| PowerShell 7.3 | 09-Nov-2022 | 08-May-2024 | [.NET 7.0][12] | +| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) | 08-Nov-2021 | 08-Nov-2024 | [.NET 6.0][11] | +| PowerShell 7.1 | 11-Nov-2020 | 08-May-2022 | [.NET 5.0][10] | +| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) | 04-Mar-2020 | 03-Dec-2022 | [.NET Core 3.1][09] | +| PowerShell 6.2 | 29-Mar-2019 | 04-Sep-2020 | [.NET Core 2.1][08] | +| PowerShell 6.1 | 13-Sep-2018 | 28-Sep-2019 | [.NET Core 2.1][08] | +| PowerShell 6.0 | 20-Jan-2018 | 13-Feb-2019 | [.NET Core 2.0][07] | ## Windows PowerShell release history @@ -168,3 +168,4 @@ you're running: [16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/new/choose [17]: https://support.microsoft.com/contactus [18]: https://support.serviceshub.microsoft.com/ +[19]: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/supported-os.md