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Add a README to Your NuGet Package

Christopher Gill May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 05/6/21

Today, we're excited to announce that you can pack a `README.md` file in your NuGet package and have it fully rendered on NuGet.org!

.NET 5 NuGet Restore Failures on Linux distributions using NSS or ca-certificates

Jon Douglas April 6, 2021 Apr 6, 2021 04/6/21

We will be releasing updated builds of NuGet this week to accommodate NuGet restore failures on Linux distributions. The failures are observed when updated versions of the NSS or ca-certificates packages are installed.

Performance and Polish with NuGet 5.9

Jon Douglas March 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 03/17/21

NuGet 5.9 is a great release that brings a refined experience to everything package management. We’ve added a bunch of exciting quality of life improvements while also bringing you a more performant package management experience.

We’re excited to see you use NuGet 5.9 & include it in your toolset to build amazing things with .NET.

How to Scan NuGet Packages for Security Vulnerabilities

Drew Gillies March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

Today, we are announcing the public availability of NuGet’s vulnerability features that you can use to ensure your projects are vulnerability free and if not, to take action to securing your software supply chain.

The NuGet.org repository signing certificate will be updated as soon as March 15th, 2021

Christopher Gill February 25, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 02/25/21

The current NuGet.org repository signing certificate will be updated as soon as March 15th, 2021. If you validate that packages are repository signed by NuGet.org, you will need to take steps to avoid disruptions when installing packages from NuGet.org.

Happy 10th Birthday, NuGet!

Christopher Gill January 13, 2021 Jan 13, 2021 01/13/21

NuGet 1.0 was released on January 13th, 2011 – 10 years and 4 major version releases ago. Since then, NuGet.org has grown to host a large and vibrant package ecosystem with over 230 thousand unique packages.

Getting Started With NuGet 5.8

Jon Douglas November 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 11/13/20

NuGet 5.8 is one of many releases in our .NET unification journey. Our NuGet tooling helps developers discover new .NET packages to use for their .NET applications, while making package management easier during your daily development.

The Microsoft author signing certificate will be updated as soon as November 1st, 2020

Christopher Gill October 22, 2020 Oct 22, 2020 10/22/20

The current Microsoft author signing certificate will be updated as soon as November 1st, 2020. If you validate that packages are author signed by Microsoft, you will need to take steps to avoid disruptions when installing Microsoft packages.

View dependent packages on NuGet.org

Christopher Gill August 20, 2020 Aug 20, 2020 08/20/20

We're excited to announce that you can now view dependent packages in the new Used By section on NuGet.org, yet another major improvement to the package evaluation experience!

Advanced search on NuGet.org

Mohamed Riad Gahlouz August 7, 2020 Aug 7, 2020 08/7/20

We are excited to announce that NuGet.org now supports one of our top customer asks - advanced search! You can now use a multitude of sorting and filtering criteria to help find the best NuGet packages for your needs!

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