11---
22description : Details the policies governing support for PowerShell.
3- ms.date : 03/12 /2026
3+ ms.date : 03/18 /2026
44ms.topic : lifecycle
55title : PowerShell Support Lifecycle
66---
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ There are multiple versions of PowerShell 7 that can be installed.
1717 Updates to an LTS release only contain critical security updates and servicing fixes that are
1818 designed to minimize impact on existing workloads.
1919
20- The current LTS release is PowerShell v7.4.14.
20+ The current LTS release is PowerShell v7.6.0. The previous LTS release is PowerShell v7.4.14 is
21+ still supported until 10-Nov-2026.
2122- ** Preview release** - A preview release is a version of PowerShell that's currently in
2223 development. Preview releases can contain bug fixes, new features, and experiments. Preview
2324 releases can contain bugs and might not be stable. For that reason, you shouldn't use them in
2425 production environments. Preview versions aren't officially supported. They allow you to test out
2526 new features and provide feedback. Your feedback is important and can influence the features that
2627 get released.
2728
28- The current Preview release is PowerShell v7.6.0-rc1 .
29+ There is no current Preview release.
2930
3031PowerShell follows the [ Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy] [ 02 ] . The End of Support dates follow the
3132[ .NET Support Policy] [ 06 ] for the version of .NET that the release of PowerShell was built upon.
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ lists the end-of-support dates for the current versions of PowerShell:
123124
124125| Version | Release Date | End-of-support | .NET Version |
125126| ------------------------ | :----------: | :------------: | --------------- |
126- | PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | Future date | 14-Nov-2028 | [ .NET 10.0] [ 19 ] |
127+ | PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | 18-Mar-2028 | 14-Nov-2028 | [ .NET 10.0] [ 19 ] |
127128| PowerShell 7.5 | 23-Jan-2025 | 10-Nov-2026 | [ .NET 9.0] [ 14 ] |
128129| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | 16-Nov-2023 | 10-Nov-2026 | [ .NET 8.0] [ 13 ] |
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