How to update installed .NET SDKs?

Question

dotnet --info shows installed sdks:

Now I would like to update them/add new. Is there a command for that?

Currently I am using Visual Studio Installer for that.

EDIT Sep 2023

Apparently you can also use winget tool to manage the sdks.

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.7

Answer 1

There are a few options.

• Download and update directly from the web: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/visual-studio-sdks
• Do what you're doing... use Visual Studio's installer

If you're asking for a dotnet CLI way of doing it (maybe for DevOps or automated scenarios), there is not a way to do that with dotnet itself. You can, however, do these where it makes sense.

• Using scripting: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script

• For Windows installation you can try Install .NET on Windows

• For DevOps in Azure:

stages :  
  - stage: Build
    jobs:
    - job: Build
      steps:
      - task: UseDotNet@2
        displayName: 'Install latest .NET'
        inputs:
          packageType: 'sdk'
          version: 8.x
          performMultiLevelLookup: true
          includePreviewVersions: true

One nuance to your question: I don't think you can (or should) simply "upgrade"; you have to install. The reason, is the SDKs are designed to run side-by-side, so "upgrade" doesn't quite make sense.