MSTest.TestFramework: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for MSTest.TestFramework from Microsoft

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-04-16

What is MSTest.TestFramework?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementMSTest is Microsoft supported Test Framework. This package includes the libraries for writing tests with MSTest. To ensure discovery and execution of your tests, install the MSTest.TestAdapter package. Supported platforms: - .NET 4.6.2+ - .NET 8.0+ - .NET 8.0 Windows.18362+ (WinUI) - UWP 10.0.16299 - UWP 10.0.17763 with .NET 9+
 

The entire lifecycle of MSTest.TestFramework

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of MSTest.TestFramework. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
MSTest.TestFramework (Microsoft) release, version and end-of-life information
XMSTest.TestFramework (Microsoft) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product MSTest.TestFramework (Microsoft)
 

Facts and figures about MSTest.TestFramework

Product
MSTest.TestFramework
Vendor
Microsoft
Latest version
4.2.1
Number of releases
4
Number of versions
115
Number of unstable versions
42
Number of versions affected by CVE
0
Licence
MIT
Licence details
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MSTest.TestFramework/4.0.0-preview.25358.7/license
 
 

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