Lifecycle guide for System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager from Microsoft

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

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📅 Last update on 2026-05-11

What is System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager?

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Provides types that support using XML configuration files (app.config). This package exists only to support migrating existing .NET Framework code that already uses System.Configuration. When writing new code, use another configuration system instead, such as Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.

The entire lifecycle of System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager. 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.