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July 10, 2018

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SDK 2.1.202

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.9

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.NET Runtime 2.0.9

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Latest release date
May 21, 2018

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SDK 2.1.201

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May 8, 2018

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SDK 2.1.200

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.NET Runtime 2.0.8

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April 17, 2018

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SDK 2.1.105

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.7

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.NET Runtime 2.0.7

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April 4, 2018

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SDK 2.1.104

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March 22, 2018

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SDK 2.1.103

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March 19, 2018

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SDK 2.1.102

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March 13, 2018

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SDK 2.1.101

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.6

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.NET Runtime 2.0.6

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March 13, 2018

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SDK 2.1.100

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January 9, 2018

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SDK 2.1.4

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.NET Runtime 2.0.5

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December 4, 2017

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SDK 2.1.3

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.NET Runtime 2.0.4

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Latest release date
November 14, 2017

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SDK 2.0.3

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.3

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.NET Runtime 2.0.3

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August 14, 2017

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SDK 2.0.0

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ASP.NET Core Runtime 2.0.0

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.NET Runtime 2.0.0

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Latest release date
June 28, 2017

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SDK 2.0.0-preview2

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.NET Runtime 2.0.0-preview2

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SDK 2.0.0-preview1

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.NET Runtime 2.0.0-preview1

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