The second 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 previews currently target .NET 6, and can therefore be used with either .NET 6 (LTS) or .NET 7. 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. New in EF8 Preview