The first preview of Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 8 is available on NuGet today! Basic information EF Core 8, or just EF8, is the successor to EF Core 7, and is scheduled for release in November 2023, at the same time as .NET 8. EF8 currently targets .NET 6. This will likely be updated to .NET 8 as we near release. EF8 will align with .NET 8 as a long-term support (LTS) release. See the .NET support policy for more information. EF8 themes Before looking at the new features in preview 1, let’s take a quick look at the