.NET 9 Preview 2

We are pleased to announce the release of the second preview of .NET 9, along with comprehensive release notes that highlight significant enhancements from the initial preview. Additionally, we have previously outlined [Our Vision for .NET 9](https://aka.ms/dotnet/9/vision), which describes some of the broad areas we intend to deliver on by the upcoming November 2024 release.

You can find [detailed release notes about the new features in .NET 9 Preview 2](https://github.com/dotnet/core/tree/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview2) and up-to-date [What's new in .NET 9](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/whats-new/dotnet-9/overview) and [Breaking Changes in .NET 9](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/compatibility/9.0) in [.NET docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/introduction).

The latest .NET 9 release is always available at [dotnet.microsoft.com](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/9.0) and [.NET 9 Releases](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/README.md).

We're excited to bring our release updates to you right where the community thrives - on GitHub!

Dive into the [.NET Release News on GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions) and share your feedback on each release!

## What's New

- [.NET 9](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/whats-new/dotnet-9/overview)
- [ASP.NET Core](https://learn.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/release-notes/aspnetcore-9.0)
- [Entity Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/ef/core/what-is-new/ef-core-9.0/whatsnew)
- [.NET MAUI](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-9)

## Team Announcements

Check out the team announcements.

* .NET 9: [Binaries](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview2/9.0.0-preview.2.md)
* .NET MAUI: [Announcement](https://github.com/dotnet/maui/discussions/21159)
* ASP.NET Core: [Announcement](https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/discussions/54503)
* Libraries and Runtime [Announcement](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/discussions/99619)

**Note:** Announcement links will be populated throughout the release day.

Share your excitement about the new release with us! There's so much more fun on the way!