.NET 7 Preview 1 includes annotations to APIs to support nullability, ongoing JIT compiler optimizations, new APIs, and support for more hot reload scenarios. 

Introducing Compatible Packages on NuGet.org 

.NET 20th Anniversary - YouTube 

As .NET Turns 20, Microsoft Says .NET 7 Preview 1 Coming This Week 

.NET 5.0 will reach end of life on May 08, 2022 

You can download 6.0.2 and 5.0.14 versions for Windows, macOS, and Linux, for x86, x64, Arm32, and Arm64.

• Installers and binaries: 6.0.2 | 5.0.14
• Release notes: 6.0.2 | 5.0.14
• Container images
• Linux packages: 6.0.2 | 5.0.14
• Release feedback/issue
• Known issues: 6.0 | 5.0  

Nick's .NET Backend Developer Roadmap for 2022

Celebrate the .NET 20th Anniversary with the Community! 

Live Broadcast on February 14th
Celebrate 20 years of .NET throughout the month by attending multiple events.
 

This is also our first release from the brand new .NET Community Toolkit repository, which will be the home of all our .NET libraries going forward.