As of Version 2.0 of .NET Core, the following principles were adopted:
- Version all .NET Core distributions as x.0.0, for example 2.0.0 for the first release and then move forward together
- File and package names should clearly represent the component or collection and its version, leaving version divergence reconciliation to minor and major version boundaries
- Clear communication should exist between the high-order versions and installers that chain multiple components
Also, beginning from .NET Core 2.0, the version numbers were unified for the shared framework and associated runtime, the .NET Core SDK and the associated .NET Core CLI and Microsoft.NETCore.App metapackage. Using single version numbers makes it easier ...
