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Requiring two-factor authentication on NuGet.org

February 22, 2022 Feb 22, 2022 02/22/22

Claire Novotny

NuGet.org will begin requiring two-factor authentication for accounts starting March 8th.

Introducing Compatible Packages on NuGet.org

February 15, 2022 Feb 15, 2022 02/15/22

Jon Douglas

As part of our ongoing commitment to improve the NuGet ecosystem, today we are excited to introduce a couple new features on NuGet.org to help you determine if a package is compatible with the target frameworks you know and love. This is how it looks: (image) You will now have a new "Frameworks" tab on any package details page. (image) ...

Announcing NuGet 6.0 – Source Mapping, Package Vulnerabilities, Faster Solution Load, Oh My!

November 8, 2021 Nov 8, 2021 11/8/21

Jon Douglas

NuGet 6.0 - Source Mapping, Package Vulnerabilities, Faster Solution Load, Oh My! NuGet 6.0 is included in Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6.0 out of the box. You can also download NuGet 6.0 for Windows, macOS, and Linux as a standalone executable. NuGet 6.0 is one of many releases in our .NET unification journey. Our NuGet tooling helps ...

Introducing the New NuGet.org Package Details Page

September 23, 2021 Sep 23, 2021 09/23/21

Jiachen Jiang

Today, we are excited to announce a massive makeover for the package details page on NuGet.org. We built NuGet.org to help .NET developers find packages that will accelerate their projects, and this latest update has changes meant to help package consumers and authors alike.

Introducing Package Source Mapping

September 15, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 09/15/21

Nikolche Kolev

We're happy to announce the first preview release of Package Source Mapping with Visual Studio 2022 preview 4! Package Source Mapping gives you fine-grained control of where your packages come from by mapping every package in your solution to a target package source.

IntelliCode Package Suggestions for NuGet in Visual Studio

June 2, 2021 Jun 2, 2021 06/2/21

Christopher Gill

Building on Visual Studio’s robust IntelliCode experience for .NET, we’re excited to introduce NuGet IntelliCode Package Suggestions in Visual Studio 16.10! IntelliCode Package Suggestions use your project’s context, such as installed packages and project type, to suggest packages to enhance your workflow! IntelliCode AI-assistance has ...

Add a README to Your NuGet Package

May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 05/6/21

Christopher Gill

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

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

Jon Douglas

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

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

Jon Douglas

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

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

Drew Gillies

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.