We have released for general availability Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.0. This .NET Data Provider for SQL Server provides general connectivity to the database and supports all the latest SQL Server features for applications targeting .NET, .NET Framework, .NET Core, and .NET Standard.
To try out the new package, add a NuGet reference to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient in your application.
If you’ve been following our preview releases, you know we’ve been busy working to add features and improve stability and performance of the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient library.
Highlights
Some of the highlights of new features in 5.0 over the 4.0 release of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient include: