diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index 7b61b3d3867f9..e57b83470049e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: "Run analysis"
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@4eaacf0543bb3f2c246792bd56e8cdeffafb205a # v2.4.3
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@2d1146689b8cda280b9bc96326124645441f03bc # v2.4.4
         with:
           results_file: results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
diff --git a/.openpublishing.redirection.core.json b/.openpublishing.redirection.core.json
index a1b836ab0389b..3852a74f4b3a7 100644
--- a/.openpublishing.redirection.core.json
+++ b/.openpublishing.redirection.core.json
@@ -1759,6 +1759,10 @@
       "source_path_from_root": "/docs/core/tools/csproj.md",
       "redirect_url": "/dotnet/core/project-sdk/msbuild-props"
     },
+    {
+      "source_path_from_root": "/docs/core/tools/custom-templates.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/dotnet/core/tools/templates"
+    },
     {
       "source_path_from_root": "/docs/core/tools/dotnet-add-package.md",
       "redirect_url": "/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-package-add"
diff --git a/docs/ai/evaluation/snippets/evaluate-ai-responses/TestAI.csproj b/docs/ai/evaluation/snippets/evaluate-ai-responses/TestAI.csproj
index e4e6a16f797cb..e0bc3e7de0354 100644
--- a/docs/ai/evaluation/snippets/evaluate-ai-responses/TestAI.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/evaluation/snippets/evaluate-ai-responses/TestAI.csproj
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.21.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions" Version="10.8.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions" Version="10.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation" Version="10.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality" Version="10.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.8.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.8.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest" Version="4.3.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest" Version="4.3.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/function-calling/openai/FunctionCallingAI.csproj b/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/function-calling/openai/FunctionCallingAI.csproj
index 968124f07d36f..f21447da560e8 100644
--- a/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/function-calling/openai/FunctionCallingAI.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/function-calling/openai/FunctionCallingAI.csproj
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="10.0.10" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/mcp-client/MinimalMCPClient.csproj b/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/mcp-client/MinimalMCPClient.csproj
index b5c3a1e77ed26..47d20b9dc7863 100644
--- a/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/mcp-client/MinimalMCPClient.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/quickstarts/snippets/mcp-client/MinimalMCPClient.csproj
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.2.0-beta.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.21.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="1.4.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="2.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/AI.Shared/AI.Shared.csproj b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/AI.Shared/AI.Shared.csproj
index 1e86c72a112be..a6027ffadd024 100644
--- a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/AI.Shared/AI.Shared.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/AI.Shared/AI.Shared.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.8.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.RateLimiting" Version="10.0.10" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle.csproj b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle.csproj
index f3acf77a50a06..509f176c29ada 100644
--- a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle/ConsoleAI.CustomEmbeddingsMiddle.csproj
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="OllamaSharp" Version="5.4.25" />
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console" Version="1.16.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OllamaSharp" Version="5.4.30" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console" Version="1.17.0" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\AI.Shared\AI.Shared.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful.csproj b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful.csproj
index 454491e219dee..0700c8d7913ef 100644
--- a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful/ConsoleAI.StatelessStateful.csproj
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions" Version="10.8.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions" Version="10.8.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="OllamaSharp" Version="5.4.27" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OllamaSharp" Version="5.4.30" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry.csproj b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry.csproj
index 13e8569f754f9..78693bb1119a2 100644
--- a/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/snippets/microsoft-extensions-ai/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry/ConsoleAI.UseTelemetry.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="OllamaSharp" Version="5.4.25" />
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console" Version="1.16.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OllamaSharp" Version="5.4.30" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console" Version="1.17.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/docs/ai/snippets/prompt-engineering/multi-turn-chat.csproj b/docs/ai/snippets/prompt-engineering/multi-turn-chat.csproj
index 12c63cab5bfaf..d5055b5542eae 100644
--- a/docs/ai/snippets/prompt-engineering/multi-turn-chat.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/snippets/prompt-engineering/multi-turn-chat.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="2.8.0-beta.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.14.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.15.0" />
     <!--
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="10.0.2" />
diff --git a/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/chat-with-data/openai/VectorDataAI.csproj b/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/chat-with-data/openai/VectorDataAI.csproj
index c8fe66faf31b2..f555b7d1c423b 100644
--- a/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/chat-with-data/openai/VectorDataAI.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/chat-with-data/openai/VectorDataAI.csproj
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.VectorData.InMemory" Version="1.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/conceptual/VectorStoreSnippets.csproj b/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/conceptual/VectorStoreSnippets.csproj
index fc4da01253496..7b8839e3d5cd7 100644
--- a/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/conceptual/VectorStoreSnippets.csproj
+++ b/docs/ai/vector-stores/snippets/conceptual/VectorStoreSnippets.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Search.Documents" Version="12.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="10.8.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="10.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.VectorData.AzureAISearch" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.VectorData.InMemory" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.VectorData.Qdrant" Version="1.0.0" />
diff --git a/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-all.md b/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-all.md
index 8cad45871ada6..71e30634bc3a5 100644
--- a/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-all.md
+++ b/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-all.md
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
 | Communication Rooms | NuGet [1.2.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Communication.Rooms/1.2.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Communication.Rooms-readme) | GitHub [1.2.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Communication.Rooms_1.2.0/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Rooms/) |
 | Communication SMS | NuGet [1.0.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Communication.Sms/1.0.2)<br>NuGet [1.1.0-beta.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Communication.Sms/1.1.0-beta.3) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Communication.Sms-readme) | GitHub [1.0.2](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Communication.Sms_1.0.2/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Sms/)<br>GitHub [1.1.0-beta.3](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Communication.Sms_1.1.0-beta.3/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Sms/) |
 | Compute Batch | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Compute.Batch/1.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Compute.Batch-readme) | GitHub [1.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Compute.Batch_1.0.0/sdk/batch/Azure.Compute.Batch/) |
-| Confidential Ledger | NuGet [1.3.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/1.3.0)<br>NuGet [1.4.1-beta.5](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/1.4.1-beta.5) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Security.ConfidentialLedger-readme) | GitHub [1.3.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_1.3.0/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/)<br>GitHub [1.4.1-beta.5](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_1.4.1-beta.5/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/) |
+| Confidential Ledger | NuGet [1.3.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/1.3.0)<br>NuGet [2.0.0-beta.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/2.0.0-beta.1) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Security.ConfidentialLedger-readme) | GitHub [1.3.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_1.3.0/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/)<br>GitHub [2.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_2.0.0-beta.1/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/) |
 | Container Registry | NuGet [1.3.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Containers.ContainerRegistry/1.3.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Containers.ContainerRegistry-readme) | GitHub [1.3.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Containers.ContainerRegistry_1.3.0/sdk/containerregistry/Azure.Containers.ContainerRegistry/) |
 | Content Safety | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.ContentSafety/1.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.ContentSafety-readme) | GitHub [1.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.ContentSafety_1.0.0/sdk/contentsafety/Azure.AI.ContentSafety/) |
 | Content Understanding | NuGet [1.1.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/1.1.0)<br>NuGet [1.2.0-beta.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/1.2.0-beta.2) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.ContentUnderstanding-readme) | GitHub [1.1.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding_1.1.0/sdk/contentunderstanding/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/)<br>GitHub [1.2.0-beta.2](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding_1.2.0-beta.2/sdk/contentunderstanding/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/) |
 | Conversational Language Understanding | NuGet [1.1.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/1.1.0)<br>NuGet [2.0.0-beta.5](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/2.0.0-beta.5) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.Language.Conversations-readme) | GitHub [1.1.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations_1.1.0/sdk/cognitivelanguage/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/)<br>GitHub [2.0.0-beta.5](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations_2.0.0-beta.5/sdk/cognitivelanguage/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/) |
 | Conversations Authoring | NuGet [1.0.0-beta.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring/1.0.0-beta.3) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring-readme?view=azure-dotnet-preview&amp;preserve-view=true) | GitHub [1.0.0-beta.3](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring_1.0.0-beta.3/sdk/cognitivelanguage/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring/) |
 | Core - Client - AMQP | NuGet [1.3.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core.Amqp/1.3.1) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core.Amqp-readme) | GitHub [1.3.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core.Amqp_1.3.1/sdk/core/Azure.Core.Amqp/) |
-| Core - Client - Core | NuGet [1.60.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core/1.60.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core-readme) | GitHub [1.60.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core_1.60.0/sdk/core/Azure.Core/) |
+| Core - Client - Core | NuGet [1.61.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core/1.61.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core-readme) | GitHub [1.61.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core_1.61.0/sdk/core/Azure.Core/) |
 | Core - Client - Core | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core.Expressions.DataFactory/1.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core.Expressions.DataFactory-readme) | GitHub [1.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core.Expressions.DataFactory_1.0.0/sdk/core/Azure.Core.Expressions.DataFactory/) |
 | Core Newtonsoft Json | NuGet [2.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson/2.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson-readme) | GitHub [2.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson_2.0.0/sdk/core/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson/) |
 | Core WCF Storage Queues | NuGet [1.0.0-beta.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues/1.0.0-beta.1) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues-readme?view=azure-dotnet-preview&amp;preserve-view=true) | GitHub [1.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues_1.0.0-beta.1/sdk/extension-wcf/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues/) |
@@ -448,13 +448,13 @@
 | App Configuration Provider | NuGet [8.6.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.AppConfiguration.AspNetCore/8.6.0) |  |  |
 | Azure Functions CLI | NuGet [5.0.0-preview.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Functions.Cli.Abstractions/5.0.0-preview.1) |  |  |
 | Azure Functions SDK | NuGet [0.5.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Functions.Sdk/0.5.0) |  |  |
-| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.31](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp/3.0.0-beta.31) |  |  |
-| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-arm64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.31](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-arm64/3.0.0-beta.31) |  |  |
-| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-x64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.31](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-x64/3.0.0-beta.31) |  |  |
-| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-arm64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.31](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-arm64/3.0.0-beta.31) |  |  |
-| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-x64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.31](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-x64/3.0.0-beta.31) |  |  |
-| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-arm64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.31](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-arm64/3.0.0-beta.31) |  |  |
-| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-x64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.31](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-x64/3.0.0-beta.31) |  |  |
+| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.32](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp/3.0.0-beta.32) |  |  |
+| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-arm64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.32](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-arm64/3.0.0-beta.32) |  |  |
+| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-x64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.32](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.linux-x64/3.0.0-beta.32) |  |  |
+| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-arm64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.32](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-arm64/3.0.0-beta.32) |  |  |
+| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-x64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.32](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.osx-x64/3.0.0-beta.32) |  |  |
+| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-arm64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.32](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-arm64/3.0.0-beta.32) |  |  |
+| Azure MCP | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-x64/1.0.0)<br>NuGet [3.0.0-beta.32](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Mcp.win-x64/3.0.0-beta.32) |  |  |
 | Azure MCP Types Internal | NuGet [0.2.804](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.Mcp.AzTypes.Internal.Compact/0.2.804) |  |  |
 | Azure.Communication.Administration | NuGet [1.0.0-beta.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Communication.Administration/1.0.0-beta.3) |  |  |
 | Caching - PostgreSQL | NuGet [1.2.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Postgres/1.2.2) |  |  |
diff --git a/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-new.md b/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-new.md
index d329ea50fc6ef..0eb59c8b0993d 100644
--- a/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-new.md
+++ b/docs/azure/includes/dotnet-new.md
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
 | Communication Rooms | NuGet [1.2.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Communication.Rooms/1.2.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Communication.Rooms-readme) | GitHub [1.2.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Communication.Rooms_1.2.0/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Rooms/) |
 | Communication SMS | NuGet [1.0.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Communication.Sms/1.0.2)<br>NuGet [1.1.0-beta.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Communication.Sms/1.1.0-beta.3) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Communication.Sms-readme) | GitHub [1.0.2](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Communication.Sms_1.0.2/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Sms/)<br>GitHub [1.1.0-beta.3](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Communication.Sms_1.1.0-beta.3/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.Sms/) |
 | Compute Batch | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Compute.Batch/1.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Compute.Batch-readme) | GitHub [1.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Compute.Batch_1.0.0/sdk/batch/Azure.Compute.Batch/) |
-| Confidential Ledger | NuGet [1.3.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/1.3.0)<br>NuGet [1.4.1-beta.5](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/1.4.1-beta.5) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Security.ConfidentialLedger-readme) | GitHub [1.3.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_1.3.0/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/)<br>GitHub [1.4.1-beta.5](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_1.4.1-beta.5/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/) |
+| Confidential Ledger | NuGet [1.3.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/1.3.0)<br>NuGet [2.0.0-beta.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/2.0.0-beta.1) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Security.ConfidentialLedger-readme) | GitHub [1.3.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_1.3.0/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/)<br>GitHub [2.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger_2.0.0-beta.1/sdk/confidentialledger/Azure.Security.ConfidentialLedger/) |
 | Container Registry | NuGet [1.3.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Containers.ContainerRegistry/1.3.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Containers.ContainerRegistry-readme) | GitHub [1.3.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Containers.ContainerRegistry_1.3.0/sdk/containerregistry/Azure.Containers.ContainerRegistry/) |
 | Content Safety | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.ContentSafety/1.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.ContentSafety-readme) | GitHub [1.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.ContentSafety_1.0.0/sdk/contentsafety/Azure.AI.ContentSafety/) |
 | Content Understanding | NuGet [1.1.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/1.1.0)<br>NuGet [1.2.0-beta.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/1.2.0-beta.2) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.ContentUnderstanding-readme) | GitHub [1.1.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding_1.1.0/sdk/contentunderstanding/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/)<br>GitHub [1.2.0-beta.2](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding_1.2.0-beta.2/sdk/contentunderstanding/Azure.AI.ContentUnderstanding/) |
 | Conversational Language Understanding | NuGet [1.1.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/1.1.0)<br>NuGet [2.0.0-beta.5](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/2.0.0-beta.5) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.Language.Conversations-readme) | GitHub [1.1.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations_1.1.0/sdk/cognitivelanguage/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/)<br>GitHub [2.0.0-beta.5](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations_2.0.0-beta.5/sdk/cognitivelanguage/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations/) |
 | Conversations Authoring | NuGet [1.0.0-beta.3](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring/1.0.0-beta.3) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring-readme?view=azure-dotnet-preview&amp;preserve-view=true) | GitHub [1.0.0-beta.3](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring_1.0.0-beta.3/sdk/cognitivelanguage/Azure.AI.Language.Conversations.Authoring/) |
 | Core - Client - AMQP | NuGet [1.3.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core.Amqp/1.3.1) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core.Amqp-readme) | GitHub [1.3.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core.Amqp_1.3.1/sdk/core/Azure.Core.Amqp/) |
-| Core - Client - Core | NuGet [1.60.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core/1.60.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core-readme) | GitHub [1.60.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core_1.60.0/sdk/core/Azure.Core/) |
+| Core - Client - Core | NuGet [1.61.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core/1.61.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core-readme) | GitHub [1.61.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core_1.61.0/sdk/core/Azure.Core/) |
 | Core - Client - Core | NuGet [1.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.Core.Expressions.DataFactory/1.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Core.Expressions.DataFactory-readme) | GitHub [1.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Azure.Core.Expressions.DataFactory_1.0.0/sdk/core/Azure.Core.Expressions.DataFactory/) |
 | Core Newtonsoft Json | NuGet [2.0.0](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson/2.0.0) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson-readme) | GitHub [2.0.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson_2.0.0/sdk/core/Microsoft.Azure.Core.NewtonsoftJson/) |
 | Core WCF Storage Queues | NuGet [1.0.0-beta.1](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues/1.0.0-beta.1) | [docs](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues-readme?view=azure-dotnet-preview&amp;preserve-view=true) | GitHub [1.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues_1.0.0-beta.1/sdk/extension-wcf/Microsoft.CoreWCF.Azure.StorageQueues/) |
diff --git a/docs/azure/sdk/protocol-convenience-methods.md b/docs/azure/sdk/protocol-convenience-methods.md
index dee3cac7b5be0..c85acd4bb9763 100644
--- a/docs/azure/sdk/protocol-convenience-methods.md
+++ b/docs/azure/sdk/protocol-convenience-methods.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title: Understand Azure SDK client library method types
 description: Learn about the key differences between protocol and convenience methods in the Azure SDK client libraries for .NET.
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.custom: devx-track-dotnet, engagement-fy23, devx-track-arm-template
-ms.date: 04/25/2025
+ms.date: 08/04/2026
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
 ---
 
 # Azure SDK for .NET protocol and convenience methods overview
@@ -135,11 +136,11 @@ When a service call fails, the service client throws an exception that exposes t
 
 # [System.ClientModel exceptions](#tab/system-clientmodel)
 
-:::code source="snippets/protocol-convenience-methods/AzureCore/ExceptionHandling/Program.cs" highlight="21-24":::
+:::code source="snippets/protocol-convenience-methods/SCM/ExceptionHandling/Program.cs" highlight="17-20":::
 
 # [Azure.Core exceptions](#tab/azure-core)
 
-:::code source="snippets/protocol-convenience-methods/SCM/ExceptionHandling/Program.cs" highlight="17-20":::
+:::code source="snippets/protocol-convenience-methods/AzureCore/ExceptionHandling/Program.cs" highlight="21-24":::
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/azure/sdk/resource-management.md b/docs/azure/sdk/resource-management.md
index 890b094f7cb5d..cb7c8b0aaae64 100644
--- a/docs/azure/sdk/resource-management.md
+++ b/docs/azure/sdk/resource-management.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 title: Resource management
 description: Learn how to use the Azure SDK for .NET to manage Azure resources.
-ms.date: 04/25/2025
+ms.date: 08/04/2026
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
 ---
 
 # Resource management using the Azure SDK for .NET
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup =
 | Index | `resourceGroup.GetServiceBusNamespace(string servicebusNamespaceName)` |
 | Add/Update | `resourceGroup.GetServiceBusNamespaces().CreateOrUpdate(Azure.WaitUntil waitUntil, string name, ServiceBusNamespaceData data)` |
 | Contains | `resourceGroup.GetServiceBusNamespaces().Exists(string servicebusNamespaceName)` |
-| Delete |  `client.GetServiceBusQueueResource(ResourceIdentifior resourceIdentifior).Delete()` or `resourceGroup.GetServiceBusNamespace(string servicebusNamespaceName).Delete()`|
+| Delete |  `client.GetServiceBusQueueResource(ResourceIdentifier resourceIdentifier).Delete()` or `resourceGroup.GetServiceBusNamespace(string servicebusNamespaceName).Delete()`|
 
 Remember, all the Azure resources, including the resource group itself, can be managed by their corresponding management SDK using code similar to the above example. To find the correct Azure management SDK package, look for packages named with the following pattern `Azure.ResourceManager.{ResourceProviderName}`.
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup =
 
 // Next we get the collection for the virtual machines
 // vmCollection is a {ResourceName}Collection object from above
-VirtualMachineCollection virtualMachineCollection = await resourceGroup.GetVirtualMachines();
+VirtualMachineCollection virtualMachineCollection = resourceGroup.GetVirtualMachines();
 
 // Next we loop over all vms in the collection
 // Each vm is a {ResourceName}Resource object from above
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ ArmClient client = new ArmClient(new DefaultAzureCredential());
 SubscriptionResource subscription = await client.GetDefaultSubscriptionAsync();
 string resourceGroupName = "myRgName";
 
-bool exists = await subscription.GetResourceGroups().ExistsAsync(resourceGroupName).Value;
+bool exists = (await subscription.GetResourceGroups().ExistsAsync(resourceGroupName)).Value;
 
 if (exists)
 {
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ if (exists)
 }
 else
 {
-    Console.WriteLine($"Resource Group {rgName} does not exist.");
+    Console.WriteLine($"Resource Group {resourceGroupName} does not exist.");
 }
 ```
 
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ ResourceGroupCollection resourceGroupCollection = subscription.GetResourceGroups
 string resourceGroupName = "myRgName";
 AzureLocation location = AzureLocation.WestUS2;
 ResourceGroupData resourceGroupData = new ResourceGroupData(location);
-ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup = (await resourceGroupCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(resourceGroupName, resourceGroupData)).Value;
+ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup = (await resourceGroupCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, resourceGroupName, resourceGroupData)).Value;
 ```
 
 ### List all resource groups
diff --git a/docs/azure/sdk/thread-safety.md b/docs/azure/sdk/thread-safety.md
index f82372e55ae96..44df9add713f0 100644
--- a/docs/azure/sdk/thread-safety.md
+++ b/docs/azure/sdk/thread-safety.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 title: Thread safety with the Azure SDK for .NET
 description: Learn about thread safety in Azure SDK client objects and how this design impacts client lifetime management.
 ms.custom: devx-track-dotnet, engagement-fy23
-ms.date: 04/25/2025
+ms.date: 08/04/2026
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
 ---
 
 # Thread safety and client lifetime management for Azure SDK objects
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ foreach (var tag in tags)
         {
             newSecret.Properties.Tags[tag] = CalculateTagValue(tag);
         }
-    );
+    });
 }
 
 client.UpdateSecretProperties(newSecret.Properties);
diff --git a/docs/core/compatibility/11.md b/docs/core/compatibility/11.md
index 51b5589505918..4f3eebad24c0d 100644
--- a/docs/core/compatibility/11.md
+++ b/docs/core/compatibility/11.md
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ See [Breaking changes in ASP.NET Core 11](/aspnet/core/breaking-changes/11/overv
 | Title                                                             | Type of change    |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
 | [CborReader and CborWriter enforce a default maximum nesting depth](core-libraries/11/cbor-max-depth.md) | Behavioral change |
+| [Complex special-value results now follow C23 Annex G](core-libraries/11/complex-annex-g-special-values.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [CRC32 validation added when reading ZIP archive entries](core-libraries/11/ziparchive-entry-crc32-validation.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [DateOnly and TimeOnly TryParse methods throw for invalid input](core-libraries/11/dateonly-timeonly-tryparse-argumentexception.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [DeflateStream and GZipStream write headers and footers for empty payload](core-libraries/11/deflatestream-gzipstream-empty-payload.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [Environment.TickCount made consistent with Windows timeout behavior](core-libraries/11/environment-tickcount-windows-behavior.md) | Behavioral change |
+| [Math.Round and MathF.Round return correctly rounded results](core-libraries/11/math-round-digits.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [NamedPipeServerStream with PipeOptions.CurrentUserOnly tightens Unix socket file permissions](core-libraries/11/namedpipeserverstream-unix-permissions.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [Nullable.GetUnderlyingType throws for custom Type subclasses](core-libraries/11/nullable-getunderlyingtype-throws.md) | Behavioral change |
+| [PackagePart.GetStream() returns a non-seekable stream for compressed parts in ReadWrite packages](core-libraries/11/packagepart-getstream-non-seekable.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [API obsoletions with non-default diagnostic IDs (.NET 11)](core-libraries/11/obsolete-apis.md) | Source incompatible |
 | [SafeFileHandle.IsAsync and FileStream.IsAsync accurately reflect non-blocking state on Unix](core-libraries/11/safefilehandle-isasync-unix.md) | Behavioral change |
 | [TAR-reading APIs verify header checksums when reading](core-libraries/11/tar-checksum-validation.md) | Behavioral change |
diff --git a/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/complex-annex-g-special-values.md b/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/complex-annex-g-special-values.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..11036b543b782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/complex-annex-g-special-values.md
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+---
+title: "Breaking change: System.Numerics.Complex special-value results now follow C23 Annex G"
+description: "Learn about the breaking change in .NET 11 where System.Numerics.Complex arithmetic and math functions return C23 Annex G-conformant special values for signed zeros, infinities, and NaNs."
+ms.date: 08/04/2026
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
+---
+
+# System.Numerics.Complex special-value results now follow C23 Annex G
+
+<xref:System.Numerics.Complex> arithmetic operators and math functions now produce the special-value results (for signed zeros, infinities, and NaNs) required by C23 Annex G (IEC 60559-compatible complex arithmetic). Because `Complex` now delegates most of its implementation to the new `Complex<double>` type, the conformant special-value handling flows through to it.
+
+## Version introduced
+
+.NET 11 Preview 7
+
+## Previous behavior
+
+Previously, for non-finite (and some overflowing) inputs, `Complex` arithmetic and elementary functions frequently returned `(NaN, NaN)` even when a directed infinity or signed result was mathematically appropriate.
+
+```csharp
+using System.Numerics;
+
+Complex.Atan(new Complex(double.PositiveInfinity, 1.0)); // (NaN, NaN)
+Complex.Acos(new Complex(double.NegativeInfinity, double.NaN)); // (NaN, NaN)
+Complex.Cosh(new Complex(double.PositiveInfinity, double.PositiveInfinity)); // (NaN, NaN)
+
+// An infinite operand could collapse the product to NaN:
+new Complex(double.PositiveInfinity, double.PositiveInfinity) * new Complex(1.0, 0.0); // (NaN, NaN)
+```
+
+## New behavior
+
+Starting in .NET 11, the same inputs return the C23 Annex G special values.
+
+```csharp
+using System.Numerics;
+
+Complex.Atan(new Complex(double.PositiveInfinity, 1.0)); // (π/2, 0)
+Complex.Acos(new Complex(double.NegativeInfinity, double.NaN)); // (NaN, +∞)
+Complex.Cosh(new Complex(double.PositiveInfinity, double.PositiveInfinity)); // (+∞, NaN)
+
+// An infinite operand now yields a directed infinity (Annex G.5.1 recovery):
+new Complex(double.PositiveInfinity, double.PositiveInfinity) * new Complex(1.0, 0.0); // (+∞, +∞)
+```
+
+Division by a zero divisor is likewise governed by Annex G: the result is a directed infinity, or NaN for `0/0`. For example, `(1, 0) / (0, 0)` yields an infinite real component rather than a fully NaN result.
+
+The change spans `operator *`, `operator /`, `Multiply`, `Divide`, `Reciprocal`, `Abs`, `Pow`, and the elementary functions (`Sqrt`, `Exp`, `Log`, `Log10`, and the trigonometric, hyperbolic, and inverse-trigonometric functions). One case Annex G leaves explicitly unspecified, that is, the sign of a zero-valued quotient component from `operator /`, might also differ.
+
+## Type of breaking change
+
+This change is a [behavioral change](../../categories.md#behavioral-change).
+
+## Reason for change
+
+Complex numbers are outside the scope of IEEE 754 itself, so C23 Annex G is the relevant specification of the special-value behavior IEEE 754 otherwise implies for the scalar operations complex arithmetic is built on. The previous implementation returned `NaN` for many inputs where Annex G requires a directed infinity or a signed result, which is both non-conformant and less useful for downstream numerical code, because it lost the sign or direction information that an infinite intermediate value carries. The new generic `Complex<T>` type was made conformant, and the shipped `Complex` type inherits that conformance by delegation.
+
+For more information, see [dotnet/runtime#131132](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/131132).
+
+## Recommended action
+
+Most code benefits from the more accurate results and needs no change. If your code explicitly depends on the previous `(NaN, NaN)` results for special-value inputs, update it to expect the Annex G values. Such code might be tests that assert `NaN` for `Complex` operations on infinities, or logic that treats any non-finite input as producing `NaN`.
+
+There's no compatibility switch to restore the previous behavior.
+
+## Affected APIs
+
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.op_Multiply(System.Numerics.Complex,System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.op_Division(System.Numerics.Complex,System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Multiply(System.Numerics.Complex,System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Divide(System.Numerics.Complex,System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Reciprocal(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Abs(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Pow(System.Numerics.Complex,System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType> and <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Pow(System.Numerics.Complex,System.Double)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Sqrt(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Exp(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Log(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType> (all overloads) and <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Log10(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Sin(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Cos(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Tan(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Sinh(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Cosh(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Tanh(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
+- <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Asin(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Acos(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, <xref:System.Numerics.Complex.Atan(System.Numerics.Complex)?displayProperty=nameWithType>
diff --git a/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/math-round-digits.md b/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/math-round-digits.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac0fa4ade8811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/math-round-digits.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+---
+title: "Breaking change: Math.Round and MathF.Round return correctly rounded results"
+description: "Learn about the breaking change in .NET 11 where Math.Round and MathF.Round with a digits argument return the correctly rounded result and accept any non-negative digit count."
+ms.date: 08/04/2026
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
+---
+
+# Math.Round and MathF.Round return correctly rounded results
+
+<xref:System.Math.Round(System.Double,System.Int32)?displayProperty=nameWithType> and <xref:System.MathF.Round(System.Single,System.Int32)?displayProperty=nameWithType>, and their <xref:System.MidpointRounding> overloads, now return the value that's correctly rounded to the requested number of fractional digits based on the *exact* value of the input. Some inputs now round to a different (and correct) result than in previous releases. In addition, the `digits` argument no longer has an upper limit.
+
+## Version introduced
+
+.NET 11 Preview 7
+
+## Previous behavior
+
+Previously, `Math.Round(value, digits, mode)` computed `Round(value * 10^digits, mode) / 10^digits`. Because `value * 10^digits` generally isn't exactly representable, values slightly below (or above) a decimal midpoint could scale into an exact midpoint or across a rounding boundary, which produced an incorrectly rounded result. Values with large magnitudes could also lose their fractional bits entirely during the scaling step.
+
+The `digits` argument was also limited to 0-15 for `double` and 0-6 for `float`; values outside that range threw <xref:System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException>.
+
+```csharp
+Math.Round(655.925, 2, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);            // 655.93              (incorrect)
+Math.Round(1111111111111111.5, 1, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero); // 1111111111111111.6  (incorrect)
+Math.Round(1.5, 16, MidpointRounding.ToEven);                     // throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException
+```
+
+For example, `655.925` is stored as `655.924999999999954525…`, which is below the `655.925` midpoint, so the correct result is `655.92`.
+
+## New behavior
+
+Starting in .NET 11, the result is computed from the exact value of the input using arbitrary-precision arithmetic, and the returned value is the nearest representable value to the correctly rounded decimal result.
+
+Also, any non-negative `digits` value is accepted; only negative values throw <xref:System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException>. Digit counts at or beyond the precision needed to round-trip the type (17 for `double`, 9 for `float`) leave the value unchanged, which is the correct result.
+
+```csharp
+Math.Round(655.925, 2, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);            // 655.92              (correct)
+Math.Round(1111111111111111.5, 1, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero); // 1111111111111111.5  (correct)
+Math.Round(1.5, 16, MidpointRounding.ToEven);                     // 1.5                 (no longer throws)
+```
+
+## Type of breaking change
+
+This change is a [behavioral change](../../categories.md#behavioral-change).
+
+## Reason for change
+
+The previous results were incorrect for a large fraction of inputs&mdash;roughly 5% of random values across the supported `digits` range differed from the correctly rounded result. The previous behavior also rejected or mishandled large finite inputs. The new implementation is IEEE-consistent: it rounds the exact value of the input and returns the nearest representable result, which matches the value that `value.ToString("F{digits}")` already produced.
+
+The 0-15 and 0-6 `digits` caps were an artificial limitation tied to the old scale-by-`10^digits` approach. Because the exact implementation is correct for any digit count, the cap was lifted at the same time to avoid a second behavioral break later.
+
+For more information, see [dotnet/runtime#130574](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/130574).
+
+## Recommended action
+
+Most code needs no change and benefits from the corrected results.
+
+If you depend on the exact prior (incorrect) output, round using the previous approach explicitly, for example, `Math.Round(value * pow10, mode) / pow10`. Alternatively, perform the rounding using `decimal` when the values represent base-10 quantities such as currency.
+
+`double` and `float` are binary floating-point types and can't exactly represent most decimal fractions. For exact decimal rounding of decimal quantities, prefer <xref:System.Decimal>. <System.Numerics.Decimal32>, <System.Numerics.Decimal64>, and <System.Numerics.Decimal128> are IEEE 754 decimal-based types with expanded ranges and functionality, and are also suitable for this type of work.
+
+## Affected APIs
+
+- <xref:System.Math.Round(System.Double,System.Int32)?displayProperty=fullName>
+- <xref:System.Math.Round(System.Double,System.Int32,System.MidpointRounding)?displayProperty=fullName>
+- <xref:System.MathF.Round(System.Single,System.Int32)?displayProperty=fullName>
+- <xref:System.MathF.Round(System.Single,System.Int32,System.MidpointRounding)?displayProperty=fullName>
+
+The same corrected behavior and lifted `digits` range flow through the numeric interface entry points that delegate to these methods, for example, `double.Round`, `float.Round`, `Half.Round`, and `NFloat.Round`. <xref:System.Math.Round(System.Decimal,System.Int32)?displayProperty=nameWithType> and the single-argument <xref:System.Math.Round(System.Double)?displayProperty=nameWithType> and <xref:System.MathF.Round(System.Single)?displayProperty=nameWithType> overloads are unaffected.
diff --git a/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/packagepart-getstream-non-seekable.md b/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/packagepart-getstream-non-seekable.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..791f686556568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/core/compatibility/core-libraries/11/packagepart-getstream-non-seekable.md
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+---
+title: "Breaking change: PackagePart.GetStream() returns a non-seekable stream for compressed parts in ReadWrite packages"
+description: "Learn about the breaking change in .NET 11 where PackagePart.GetStream() returns a forward-only stream instead of a seekable MemoryStream for compressed parts of a ReadWrite package."
+ms.date: 08/04/2026
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
+---
+# PackagePart.GetStream() returns a non-seekable stream for compressed parts in ReadWrite packages
+
+When you open a <xref:System.IO.Packaging.Package> with <System.IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite?displayProperty=nameWithType> and then open a compressed part for reading that hasn't been modified in the current session, <xref:System.IO.Packaging.PackagePart.GetStream*?displayProperty=nameWithType> now returns a forward-only stream instead of a seekable <xref:System.IO.MemoryStream>.
+
+## Version introduced
+
+.NET 11 Preview 7
+
+## Previous behavior
+
+Previously, when you opened a `Package` with `FileAccess.ReadWrite` (which maps internally to `ZipArchiveMode.Update`), opening a compressed part for reading returned a seekable `MemoryStream` that contained the fully decompressed entry content.
+
+```csharp
+using Package package = Package.Open("file.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
+PackagePart part = package.GetPart(new Uri("/word/document.xml", UriKind.Relative));
+
+// Returned a seekable MemoryStream.
+using Stream stream = part.GetStream(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+Console.WriteLine(stream.CanSeek);   // true
+stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);    // succeeded
+Console.WriteLine(stream.Position);  // 0
+```
+
+## New behavior
+
+Starting in .NET 11, the same call returns a forward-only (non-seekable) stream for compressed parts that haven't been modified in the current session.
+
+```csharp
+using Package package = Package.Open("file.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
+PackagePart part = package.GetPart(new Uri("/word/document.xml", UriKind.Relative));
+
+// Returns a forward-only (non-seekable) stream.
+using Stream stream = part.GetStream(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+Console.WriteLine(stream.CanSeek);   // false
+stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);    // throws NotSupportedException
+stream.Position = 0;                 // throws NotSupportedException
+Console.WriteLine(stream.Length);    // still works (reported from entry metadata)
+```
+
+All the following conditions must be true simultaneously for you to observe this change:
+
+- The package is opened with `FileAccess.ReadWrite` (`Package.Open(..., FileAccess.ReadWrite)`).
+- The part is opened for reading only (`GetStream(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)`).
+- The part is compressed (`CompressionOption` other than `NotCompressed`).
+- The part wasn't written or modified earlier in the same session.
+- The consumer unconditionally seeks the stream or reads `Position`.
+
+The following scenarios aren't affected:
+
+- Read-only packages (`FileAccess.Read`): Their compressed part streams were already forward-only.
+- Uncompressed (`Stored`) parts: They remain seekable.
+- Parts modified earlier in the current session: They're served from an in-memory snapshot, so they remain seekable.
+- Accessing `Stream.Length`.
+- Forward-only consumers (the common case, such as `XmlReader`, `XDocument.Load`, the Open XML SDK, and `CopyTo`).
+- Target frameworks earlier than .NET 11: The optimization is gated behind `NET11_0_OR_GREATER`.
+
+## Type of breaking change
+
+This change is a [behavioral change](../../categories.md#behavioral-change).
+
+## Reason for change
+
+Previously, opening a compressed part for reading from a `ReadWrite` package always decompressed the entire entry into a `MemoryStream` before it returned the stream. This approach produced a seekable stream, but it imposed unnecessary memory allocations and CPU overhead for the common case where callers only read the stream sequentially (for example, `XmlReader` or the Open XML SDK). The new behavior streams directly from the underlying ZIP archive entry for forward-only reads, which avoids the up-front decompression.
+
+For more information, see [dotnet/runtime#129698](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/129698).
+
+## Recommended action
+
+If your code requires a seekable stream from a compressed part of a `ReadWrite` package, copy it into a `MemoryStream` manually:
+
+```csharp
+using Stream partStream = part.GetStream(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+using MemoryStream seekable = new();
+partStream.CopyTo(seekable);
+seekable.Position = 0;
+// Use 'seekable'. It's fully buffered and seekable.
+```
+
+Alternatively, if your use case doesn't require `ReadWrite` access to the package, open it with `FileAccess.Read` instead. Read-only packages already returned forward-only streams before this change, so this mode avoids any surprise for seek-sensitive code.
+
+## Affected APIs
+
+- <xref:System.IO.Packaging.PackagePart.GetStream?displayProperty=fullName>
+- <xref:System.IO.Packaging.PackagePart.GetStream(System.IO.FileMode)?displayProperty=fullName>
+- <xref:System.IO.Packaging.PackagePart.GetStream(System.IO.FileMode,System.IO.FileAccess)?displayProperty=fullName>
diff --git a/docs/core/compatibility/toc.yml b/docs/core/compatibility/toc.yml
index 0582ff971eadc..48a660dc8eb7e 100644
--- a/docs/core/compatibility/toc.yml
+++ b/docs/core/compatibility/toc.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ items:
             items:
               - name: CborReader and CborWriter enforce a default maximum nesting depth
                 href: core-libraries/11/cbor-max-depth.md
+              - name: Complex special-value results now follow C23 Annex G
+                href: core-libraries/11/complex-annex-g-special-values.md
               - name: CRC32 validation added when reading ZIP archive entries
                 href: core-libraries/11/ziparchive-entry-crc32-validation.md
               - name: DateOnly and TimeOnly TryParse methods throw for invalid input
@@ -20,13 +22,17 @@ items:
                 href: core-libraries/11/deflatestream-gzipstream-empty-payload.md
               - name: Environment.TickCount made consistent with Windows timeout behavior
                 href: core-libraries/11/environment-tickcount-windows-behavior.md
+              - name: Math.Round and MathF.Round return correctly rounded results
+                href: core-libraries/11/math-round-digits.md
               - name: NamedPipeServerStream with PipeOptions.CurrentUserOnly tightens Unix socket file permissions
                 href: core-libraries/11/namedpipeserverstream-unix-permissions.md
               - name: Nullable.GetUnderlyingType throws for custom Type subclasses
                 href: core-libraries/11/nullable-getunderlyingtype-throws.md
+              - name: PackagePart.GetStream() returns non-seekable stream for compressed parts
+                href: core-libraries/11/packagepart-getstream-non-seekable.md
               - name: API obsoletions with non-default diagnostic IDs
                 href: core-libraries/11/obsolete-apis.md
-              - name: SafeFileHandle.IsAsync and FileStream.IsAsync accurately reflect non-blocking state on Unix
+              - name: SafeFileHandle.IsAsync and FileStream.IsAsync accurately reflect non-blocking state
                 href: core-libraries/11/safefilehandle-isasync-unix.md
               - name: TAR-reading APIs verify header checksums when reading
                 href: core-libraries/11/tar-checksum-validation.md
diff --git a/docs/core/diagnostics/ambient-metadata/snippets/buildmetadata-access/buildmetadata-access.csproj b/docs/core/diagnostics/ambient-metadata/snippets/buildmetadata-access/buildmetadata-access.csproj
index 4400839eb0287..cf80964b45146 100644
--- a/docs/core/diagnostics/ambient-metadata/snippets/buildmetadata-access/buildmetadata-access.csproj
+++ b/docs/core/diagnostics/ambient-metadata/snippets/buildmetadata-access/buildmetadata-access.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AmbientMetadata.Build" Version="10.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AmbientMetadata.Build" Version="10.8.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/docs/core/diagnostics/snippets/OTLP-Example/csharp/OTLP-Example.csproj b/docs/core/diagnostics/snippets/OTLP-Example/csharp/OTLP-Example.csproj
index 4785177c77251..dce6117d42b18 100644
--- a/docs/core/diagnostics/snippets/OTLP-Example/csharp/OTLP-Example.csproj
+++ b/docs/core/diagnostics/snippets/OTLP-Example/csharp/OTLP-Example.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
 <ItemGroup>
-  <PackageReference Include="Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore" Version="1.5.0" />
+  <PackageReference Include="Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore" Version="1.6.0" />
 </ItemGroup>
   
 </Project>
diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anti-patterns/di-anti-patterns.csproj b/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anti-patterns/di-anti-patterns.csproj
index 7e9e96831eb19..408a107fc285f 100644
--- a/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anti-patterns/di-anti-patterns.csproj
+++ b/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anti-patterns/di-anti-patterns.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="10.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.10" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anykey/AnyKeyExamples.csproj b/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anykey/AnyKeyExamples.csproj
index 45d16608aec5d..5e96051a0eb51 100644
--- a/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anykey/AnyKeyExamples.csproj
+++ b/docs/core/extensions/dependency-injection/snippets/anykey/AnyKeyExamples.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.10" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/snippets/http/generated/generated.csproj b/docs/core/extensions/snippets/http/generated/generated.csproj
index 3eb80875f1423..bb4df9549ec78 100644
--- a/docs/core/extensions/snippets/http/generated/generated.csproj
+++ b/docs/core/extensions/snippets/http/generated/generated.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" Version="13.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" Version="14.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/snippets/logging/console-formatter-simple/console-formatter-simple.csproj b/docs/core/extensions/snippets/logging/console-formatter-simple/console-formatter-simple.csproj
index c1fea19413bca..3d3aae065a770 100644
--- a/docs/core/extensions/snippets/logging/console-formatter-simple/console-formatter-simple.csproj
+++ b/docs/core/extensions/snippets/logging/console-formatter-simple/console-formatter-simple.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="10.0.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="10.0.10" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/custom-templates.md b/docs/core/tools/custom-templates.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d9b73a116d18..0000000000000
--- a/docs/core/tools/custom-templates.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,325 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Custom templates for dotnet new
-description: Learn about custom templates for any type of .NET project or files.
-author: adegeo
-ms.date: 05/20/2020
----
-
-# Custom templates for dotnet new
-
-The [.NET SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) comes with many templates already installed and ready for you to use. The [`dotnet new` command](dotnet-new.md) isn't only the way to use a template, but also how to install and uninstall templates. You can create your own custom templates for any type of project, such as an app, service, tool, or class library. You can even create a template that outputs one or more independent files, such as a configuration file.
-
-You can install custom templates from a NuGet package on any NuGet feed, by referencing a NuGet *.nupkg* file directly, or by specifying a file system directory that contains the template. The template engine offers features that allow you to replace values, include and exclude files, and execute custom processing operations when your template is used.
-
-The template engine is open source, and the online code repository is at [dotnet/templating](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/) on GitHub. More templates, including templates from third parties, can be found using [`dotnet new search`](dotnet-new-search.md). For more information about creating and using custom templates, see [How to create your own templates for dotnet new](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-to-create-your-own-templates-for-dotnet-new/) and the [dotnet/templating GitHub repo Wiki](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki).
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> Template examples are available at the [dotnet/templating](https://aka.ms/template-samples) GitHub repository.
-
-To follow a walkthrough and create a template, see the [Create a custom template for dotnet new](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-item-template.md) tutorial.
-
-## .NET default templates
-
-When you install the [.NET SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download), you receive over a dozen built-in templates for creating projects and files, including console apps, class libraries, unit test projects, ASP.NET Core apps (including [Angular](https://angular.io/) and [React](https://reactjs.org/) projects), and configuration files. To list the built-in templates, run the `dotnet new list` command:
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new list
-```
-
-## Configuration
-
-A template is composed of the following parts:
-
-- Source files and folders.
-- A configuration file (*template.json*).
-
-### Source files and folders
-
-The source files and folders include whatever files and folders you want the template engine to use when the `dotnet new <TEMPLATE>` command is run. The template engine is designed to use *runnable projects* as source code to produce projects. This has several benefits:
-
-- The template engine doesn't require you to inject special tokens into your project's source code.
-- The code files aren't special files or modified in any way to work with the template engine. So, the tools you normally use when working with projects also work with template content.
-- You build, run, and debug your template projects just like you do for any of your other projects.
-- You can quickly create a template from an existing project just by adding a *./.template.config/template.json* configuration file to the project.
-
-Files and folders stored in the template aren't limited to formal .NET project types. Source files and folders may consist of any content that you wish to create when the template is used, even if the template engine produces just one file as its output.
-
-Files generated by the template can be modified based on logic and settings you've provided in the *template.json* configuration file. The user can override these settings by passing options to the `dotnet new <TEMPLATE>` command. A common example of custom logic is providing a name for a class or variable in the code file that's deployed by a template.
-
-### template.json
-
-The *template.json* file is placed in a *.template.config* folder in the root directory of the template. The file provides configuration information to the template engine. The minimum configuration requires the members shown in the following table, which is sufficient to create a functional template.
-
-| Member            | Type          | Description |
-| ----------------- | ------------- | ----------- |
-| `$schema`         | URI           | The JSON schema for the *template.json* file. Editors that support JSON schemas enable JSON-editing features when the schema is specified. For example, [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) requires this member to enable IntelliSense. Use a value of `https://json.schemastore.org/template`. |
-| `author`          | string        | The author of the template. |
-| `classifications` | array(string) | Zero or more characteristics of the template that a user might use to find the template when searching for it. The classifications also appear in the *Tags* column when it appears in a list of templates produced by using the `dotnet new list` command. |
-| `identity`        | string        | A unique name for this template. |
-| `name`            | string        | The name for the template that users should see. |
-| `shortName`       | string        | A default shorthand name for selecting the template that applies to environments where the template name is specified by the user, not selected via a GUI. For example, the short name is useful when using templates from a command prompt with CLI commands. |
-| `sourceName`       | string        | The name in the source tree to replace with the name the user specifies. The template engine will look for any occurrence of the `sourceName` mentioned in the config file and replace it in file names and file contents. The value to be replaced with can be given using the `-n` or `--name` options while running a template. If no name is specified, the current directory is used.|
-| `preferNameDirectory`       | Boolean        | Indicates whether to create a directory for the template if name is specified but an output directory isn't set (instead of creating the content directly in the current directory). The default value is false.|
-
-The full schema for the *template.json* file is found at the [JSON Schema Store](https://www.schemastore.org). For more information about the *template.json* file, see the [dotnet templating wiki](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki). For deeper examples and information on how to make your templates visible in Visual Studio, check out the [resources that Sayed Hashimi has created](https://github.com/sayedihashimi/template-sample).
-
-#### Example
-
-For example, here's a template folder that contains two content files: *console.cs* and *readme.txt*. There's also the required folder named *.template.config* that contains the *template.json* file.
-
-```text
-└───mytemplate
-    │   console.cs
-    │   readme.txt
-    │
-    └───.template.config
-            template.json
-```
-
-The *template.json* file looks like the following:
-
-```json
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/template",
-  "author": "Travis Chau",
-  "classifications": [ "Common", "Console" ],
-  "identity": "AdatumCorporation.ConsoleTemplate.CSharp",
-  "name": "Adatum Corporation Console Application",
-  "shortName": "adatumconsole"
-}
-```
-
-The *mytemplate* folder is an installable template package. Once the package is installed, the `shortName` can be used with the `dotnet new` command. For example, `dotnet new adatumconsole` would output the `console.cs` and `readme.txt` files to the current folder.
-
-## Template localization
-
-The .NET templates are localizable. If a template is localized for the language matching the current locale, its elements appear in the same language as the CLI. Localization is optional when creating new templates.
-
-The localizable elements on a template are:
-
-- Name
-- Author
-- Description
-- Symbols
-  - Description
-  - Display Name
-  - Descriptions and Display name of choices for choice parameters
-- Post actions
-  - Description
-  - Manual instructions
-
-Localization files have a JSON format, and just one file per culture should exist. The naming convention is: `templatestrings.<lang code>.json`, where `lang code` corresponds to one of the [CultureInfo](/dotnet/api/system.globalization.cultureinfo.name) options. All localization files should be inside the `.template-config\localize` folder.
-
-The localization JSON consists of key value pairs:
-
-- The key is the reference to an element of `template.json` to be localized. If the element is a child, use the full path with a `/` delimiter.
-- The value is the localization string of the element given by the key.
-
-For more information about localizing templates, see the [dotnet templating wiki's localization page](https://aka.ms/templating-localization).
-
-### Example
-
-For example, here's *template.json* file with some localizable fields:
-
-```JSON
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/template",
-  "author": "Microsoft",
-  "classifications": "Config",
-  "name": "EditorConfig file",
-  "description": "Creates an .editorconfig file for configuring code style preferences.",
-  "symbols": {
-    "Empty": {
-      "type": "parameter",
-      "datatype": "bool",
-      "defaultValue": "false",
-      "displayName": "Empty",
-      "description": "Creates empty .editorconfig instead of the defaults for .NET."
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-And some fields are to be localized to Brazilian Portuguese. The filename will be `templatestrings.pt-BR.json` to match the culture, and it would look like:
-
-```JSON
-{
-  "author": "Microsoft",
-  "name": "Arquivo EditorConfig",
-  "description": "Cria um arquivo .editorconfig para configurar as preferências de estilo de código.",
-  "symbols/Empty/displayName": "Vazio",
-  "symbols/Empty/description": "Cria .editorconfig vazio em vez dos padrões para .NET."
-}
-```
-
-## Pack a template into a NuGet package (nupkg file)
-
-A custom template is packed with the [dotnet pack](dotnet-pack.md) command and a *.csproj* file. Alternatively, [NuGet](/nuget/tools/nuget-exe-cli-reference) can be used with the [nuget pack](/nuget/tools/cli-ref-pack) command along with a *.nuspec* file. However, NuGet requires the .NET Framework on Windows and [Mono](https://www.mono-project.com/) on Linux and macOS.
-
-The *.csproj* file is slightly different from a traditional code-project *.csproj* file. Note the following settings:
-
-01. The `<PackageType>` setting is added and set to `Template`.
-01. The `<PackageVersion>` setting is added and set to a valid [NuGet version number](/nuget/reference/package-versioning).
-01. The `<PackageId>` setting is added and set to a unique identifier. This identifier is used to uninstall the template pack and is used by NuGet feeds to register your template pack.
-01. Generic metadata settings should be set: `<Title>`, `<Authors>`, `<Description>`, and `<PackageTags>`.
-01. The `<TargetFramework>` setting must be set, even though the binary produced by the template process isn't used. In the example below it's set to `netstandard2.0`.
-
-A template package, in the form of a *.nupkg* NuGet package, requires that all templates be stored in the *content* folder within the package. There are a few more settings to add to a *.csproj* file to ensure that the generated *.nupkg* can be installed as a template pack:
-
-01. The `<IncludeContentInPack>` setting is set to `true` to include any file the project sets as **content** in the NuGet package.
-01. The `<IncludeBuildOutput>` setting is set to `false` to exclude all binaries generated by the compiler from the NuGet package.
-01. The `<ContentTargetFolders>` setting is set to `content`. This makes sure that the files set as **content** are stored in the *content* folder in the NuGet package. This folder in the NuGet package is parsed by the dotnet template system.
-
-An easy way to exclude all code files from being compiled by your template project is by using the `<Compile Remove="**\*" />` item in your project file, inside an `<ItemGroup>` element.
-
-An easy way to structure your template pack is to put all templates in individual folders, and then each template folder inside of a *templates* folder that is located in the same directory as your *.csproj* file. This way, you can use a single project item to include all files and folders in the *templates* as **content**. Inside of an `<ItemGroup>` element, create a `<Content Include="templates\**\*" Exclude="templates\**\bin\**;templates\**\obj\**" />` item.
-
-Here's an example *.csproj* file that follows all of these guidelines. It packs the *templates* child folder to the *content* package folder and excludes any code file from being compiled.
-
-```xml
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PackageType>Template</PackageType>
-    <PackageVersion>1.0</PackageVersion>
-    <PackageId>AdatumCorporation.Utility.Templates</PackageId>
-    <Title>AdatumCorporation Templates</Title>
-    <Authors>Me</Authors>
-    <Description>Templates to use when creating an application for Adatum Corporation.</Description>
-    <PackageTags>dotnet-new;templates;contoso</PackageTags>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
-
-    <IncludeContentInPack>true</IncludeContentInPack>
-    <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
-    <ContentTargetFolders>content</ContentTargetFolders>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="templates\**\*" Exclude="templates\**\bin\**;templates\**\obj\**" />
-    <Compile Remove="**\*" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-</Project>
-```
-
-The following example demonstrates the file and folder structure of using a *.csproj* to create a template package. The *MyDotnetTemplates.csproj* file and *templates* folder are both located at the root of a directory named *project_folder*. The *templates* folder contains two templates, *mytemplate1* and *mytemplate2*. Each template has content files and a *.template.config* folder with a *template.json* config file.
-
-```text
-project_folder
-│   MyDotnetTemplates.csproj
-│
-└───templates
-    ├───mytemplate1
-    │   │   console.cs
-    │   │   readme.txt
-    │   │
-    │   └───.template.config
-    │           template.json
-    │
-    └───mytemplate2
-        │   otherfile.cs
-        │
-        └───.template.config
-                template.json
-```
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> To ensure that the template package appears in `dotnet new search` result, set [the NuGet package type](/nuget/create-packages/set-package-type) to `Template`.
-
-## Install a template package
-
-Use the [dotnet new install](dotnet-new-install.md) command to install a template package.
-
-> [!WARNING]
-> Templates can run MSBuild code and other arbitrary code when triggered. Don't install or run untrusted .NET templates.
-
-### To install a template package from a NuGet package stored at nuget.org
-
-Use the NuGet package identifier to install a template package.
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new install <NUGET_PACKAGE_ID>
-```
-
-### To install a template package from a custom NuGet source
-
-Provide a custom NuGet source (for example, `https://api.my-custom-nuget.com/v3/index.json`).
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new install <NUGET_PACKAGE_ID> --nuget-source <SOURCE>
-```
-
-### To install a template package from a local nupkg file
-
-Provide the path to a *.nupkg* NuGet package file.
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new install <PATH_TO_NUPKG_FILE>
-```
-
-### To install a template package from a file system directory
-
-Templates can be installed from a template folder, such as the *mytemplate1* folder from the previous example. Specify the folder path of the *.template.config* folder. The path to the template directory doesn't need to be absolute.
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new install <FILE_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY>
-```
-
-## Get a list of installed template packages
-
-The uninstall command, without any other parameters, lists all installed template packages and included templates.
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new uninstall
-```
-
-That command returns something similar to the following output:
-
-```console
-Currently installed items:
-   Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.ProjectTemplates
-      Version: 4.0.1942
-      Details:
-         Author: Microsoft
-         NuGetSource: https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
-      Templates:
-         Azure Functions (func) C#
-         Azure Functions (func) F#
-      Uninstall Command:
-         dotnet new uninstall Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.ProjectTemplates
-...
-```
-
-The first level of items after `Currently installed items:` are the identifiers used in uninstalling a template package. And in the previous example, `Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.ProjectTemplates` is listed. If the template package was installed by using a file system path, this identifier is the folder path of the *.template.config* folder. Only the template packages installed via `dotnet new install` are shown in the list. The template packages that are built into the .NET SDK aren't shown.
-
-## Uninstall a template package
-
-Use the [dotnet new uninstall](dotnet-new-uninstall.md) command to uninstall a template package.
-
-If the package was installed by either a NuGet feed or by a *.nupkg* file directly, provide the identifier.
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new uninstall <NUGET_PACKAGE_ID>
-```
-
-If the package was installed by specifying a path to the *.template.config* folder, use that path to uninstall the package. You can see the absolute path of the template package in the output provided by the `dotnet new uninstall` command. For more information, see the [Get a list of installed templates](#get-a-list-of-installed-template-packages) section.
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new uninstall <FILE_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY>
-```
-
-## Create a project using a custom template
-
-After a template is installed, use the template by executing the `dotnet new <TEMPLATE>` command as you would with any other preinstalled template. You can also specify [options](dotnet-new.md#options) to the `dotnet new` command, including template-specific options you configured in the template settings. Supply the template's short name directly to the command:
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet new <TEMPLATE>
-```
-
-## See also
-
-- [Create a custom template for dotnet new (tutorial)](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-item-template.md)
-- [dotnet/templating GitHub repo Wiki](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki)
-- [Template samples](https://aka.ms/template-samples)
-- [How to create your own templates for dotnet new](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-to-create-your-own-templates-for-dotnet-new/)
-- [*template.json* schema at the JSON Schema Store](https://www.schemastore.org)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-details.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-details.md
index 864e32cdbdfd9..20ab146846908 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-details.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-details.md
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ If the package is installed locally or is found on the official NuGet website, i
 - [dotnet new uninstall command](dotnet-new-uninstall.md)
 - [dotnet new list command](dotnet-new-list.md)
 - [dotnet new search command](dotnet-new-search.md)
-- [Custom templates for dotnet new](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-install.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-install.md
index 7a54ef7af0f88..54b88c34de7ed 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-install.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-install.md
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ Starting with .NET SDK 6.0.100, installed template packages are available in lat
 
 - [`dotnet new` command](dotnet-new.md)
 - [`dotnet new search` command](dotnet-new-search.md)
-- [Custom templates for `dotnet new`](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-list.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-list.md
index 37fd65754dabb..2c80246e968ed 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-list.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-list.md
@@ -148,4 +148,4 @@ Starting with .NET SDK 7.0.100, the `list` command might not show all the templa
 
 - [dotnet new command](dotnet-new.md)
 - [dotnet new search command](dotnet-new-search.md)
-- [Custom templates for dotnet new](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md
index e37c378efe192..a2ec63b2f10ff 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md
@@ -1006,6 +1006,6 @@ The following table shows templates that have been discontinued and no longer co
 
 - [dotnet new command](dotnet-new.md)
 - [dotnet new list command](dotnet-new-list.md)
-- [Custom templates for dotnet new](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
 - [Create a custom template for dotnet new](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-item-template.md)
 - [Implicit using directives](../project-sdk/overview.md#implicit-using-directives)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-search.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-search.md
index e274fa888ee2f..c83752b652208 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-search.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-search.md
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ The `dotnet new search` command searches for templates supported by `dotnet new`
 
 - [dotnet new command](dotnet-new.md)
 - [dotnet new list command](dotnet-new-list.md)
-- [Custom templates for dotnet new](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-uninstall.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-uninstall.md
index d998fad003eb8..905043283635e 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-uninstall.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-uninstall.md
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ The `dotnet new uninstall` command uninstalls a template package at the `PATH` o
 - [dotnet new command](dotnet-new.md)
 - [dotnet new list command](dotnet-new-list.md)
 - [dotnet new search command](dotnet-new-search.md)
-- [Custom templates for dotnet new](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-update.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-update.md
index e2ddfe9c31cfd..11e50dce2484d 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-update.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-update.md
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ The `dotnet new update` command with `--check-only` option checks for available
 - [dotnet new command](dotnet-new.md)
 - [dotnet new search command](dotnet-new-search.md)
 - [dotnet new install command](dotnet-new-install.md)
-- [Custom templates for dotnet new](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new.md b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new.md
index 8110995d6feda..7f919d1df6dc5 100644
--- a/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new.md
+++ b/docs/core/tools/dotnet-new.md
@@ -160,5 +160,5 @@ Each template may have additional options defined. For more information, see [.N
 - [dotnet new search command](dotnet-new-search.md)
 - [dotnet new install command](dotnet-new-install.md)
 - [.NET default templates for dotnet new](dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md)
-- [Custom templates for dotnet new](custom-templates.md)
+- [.NET templates for authors](templates.md)
 - [Create a custom template for dotnet new](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-item-template.md)
diff --git a/docs/core/tools/templates.md b/docs/core/tools/templates.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2f9137160696e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/core/tools/templates.md
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+---
+title: .NET templates for authors
+description: Learn how to author .NET templates, including how they're structured, configured, and distributed using the dotnet new command and Visual Studio.
+author: adegeo
+ms.author: adegeo
+ms.topic: overview
+ms.date: 07/29/2026
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
+
+#customer intent: As a .NET template author, I want to understand how .NET templates are structured and configured so that I can create and distribute my own templates for projects and files.
+
+---
+
+# .NET templates for authors
+
+As a template author, you create .NET templates—blueprints that generate projects, files, or other resources from a predefined structure. When users run `dotnet new <shortName>`, the .NET template engine reads the template and produces the output in the current directory. Visual Studio's **Create a new project** dialog also uses the .NET template engine for .NET project templates, so templates you author for the CLI work in Visual Studio too.
+
+The .NET SDK ships with built-in templates for common starting points like console apps, class libraries, and ASP.NET projects. Beyond those built-in templates, you can author your own templates and distribute them as NuGet packages.
+
+This article is a reference for template authors. It covers how templates are structured, configured, and distributed. For step-by-step instructions to create and package templates, see the [Related content](#related-content) section.
+
+## Template types
+
+The .NET template engine supports three types of templates: item templates, project templates, and solution templates.
+
+- **Item templates** generate one or more files, such as a code file, configuration file, or other resource, without generating an entire project around them. For example, an item template might produce a class file that adds a set of extension methods, or a JSON configuration file that follows a standard layout your team uses. To learn how to build an item template, see [Tutorial: Create an item template](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-item-template.md).
+
+- **Project templates** generate a complete project structure. The built-in console project template, for example, produces a `.csproj` file, a `Program.cs` file, and any other files that make up the project. Author a project template when you want to give users a full project starting point rather than individual files. To learn how to build a project template, see [Tutorial: Create a project template](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-project-template.md).
+
+- **Solution templates** generate a solution with one or more projects. For example, a solution template can create an API project paired with a test project in a single step.
+
+When you create your own template, you declare its type using the `tags.type` field in the `template.json` configuration file. The valid values are `"project"`, `"item"`, and `"solution"`. These values let users filter results when they search for templates with `dotnet new search` or `dotnet new list`.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Project and solution templates appear in the Visual Studio **Create a new project** dialog, but item templates don't appear in the **Add** > **New Item** dialog. Users can access item templates from the `dotnet new` CLI.
+
+## Template structure
+
+A template is a folder on disk that contains two things: the template source files and a special `.template.config` subfolder. When a user runs `dotnet new <shortName>`, the template engine copies the source files to the output location and applies any configuration you've defined for the template.
+
+```text
+mytemplate/
+├── console.cs
+├── readme.txt
+└── .template.config/
+    ├── template.json
+    └── icon.png
+```
+
+The source files can be any type of file. The template engine doesn't require you to inject special tokens or markers into the source code. It uses the files as-is, which means you can build, run, and debug a template's source project exactly like a normal .NET project. To turn an existing project into a template, add a `.template.config/template.json` file to the project root.
+
+You can optionally inject substitution tokens tied to template parameters (symbols) directly into template source files and file names. If the tokens aren't valid source code, you can't build, run, or debug the source project before you deploy it as a template. The tokens don't affect projects that users create from the deployed template because the template engine replaces them during project creation.
+
+The only required file inside `.template.config` is `template.json`. That file tells the template engine everything it needs: the template's name, short name, author, classifications, and any parameters users can pass when they create from the template. You can also place an `icon.png` file in the `.template.config` folder. The terminal doesn't display icons, but Visual Studio shows the icon next to the template in the **Create a new project** dialog. A 128×128 PNG works well.
+
+### The template.json file
+
+The `template.json` file is the only required piece of configuration in a template. It lives inside the `.template.config` folder and tells the template engine how to present and process your template. The following table describes common required and optional fields:
+
+| Field                 | Type          | Required | Description |
+|-----------------------|---------------|----------|-------------|
+| `$schema`             | URI           | No       | The JSON schema for `template.json`. Set to `https://json.schemastore.org/template` to enable IntelliSense in editors like Visual Studio Code. |
+| `author`              | string        | No       | The author of the template. |
+| `classifications`     | array(string) | No       | Tags users can use to find the template with `dotnet new search` or `dotnet new list`. These values appear in the **Tags** column of the template list. |
+| `description`         | string        | No       | A description of what the template creates. |
+| `identity`            | string        | Yes      | A unique identifier for the template. |
+| `name`                | string        | Yes      | The display name of the template shown to users. |
+| `shortName`           | string        | Yes      | The short name users pass to `dotnet new` to create from the template, such as `console` or `classlib`. |
+| `sourceName`          | string        | No       | A string in your source files and file names that the template engine replaces with the name the user provides via `-n` or `--name`. If the user doesn't provide a name, the engine uses the current directory name. |
+| `preferNameDirectory` | boolean       | No       | When `true` and the user provides a name but no output directory, the template engine creates a new directory with that name instead of writing files into the current directory. The default is `false`. |
+| `tags`                | object        | No       | Metadata that identifies properties such as the template language and type. Use `tags.language` for the language and `tags.type` for `project`, `item`, or `solution`. |
+
+Two fields deserve extra attention. The `sourceName` field is how templates handle naming: set it to a string that appears in your file names and source code (such as `MyTemplate`), and the template engine replaces every occurrence with whatever name the user passes when creating the template. The `classifications` field controls discoverability; choose tags that accurately describe your template's purpose so users can find it when searching.
+
+Here's a minimal `template.json` for a console template:
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/template",
+  "author": "Your Name",
+  "classifications": [ "Common", "Console" ],
+  "description": "Creates a console application.",
+  "identity": "MyCompany.ConsoleTemplate.CSharp",
+  "name": "My Console App",
+  "shortName": "myconsole",
+  "sourceName": "MyConsoleApp",
+  "tags": {
+    "language": "C#",
+    "type": "project"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The full schema is available at [JSON Schema Store](https://www.schemastore.org/template.json). For advanced configuration options such as conditional file inclusion, post-creation actions, and multi-project templates, see the [dotnet/templating GitHub wiki](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki).
+
+### Template parameters (symbols)
+
+The `symbols` section in `template.json` defines the parameters users can pass when creating from your template. Each symbol becomes a CLI option on `dotnet new <shortName>`, so a symbol named `ClassName` becomes `--ClassName` (or `-C` if you define a short name).
+
+Each symbol entry supports the following common settings:
+
+| Setting | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `type` | Must be `"parameter"` for user-facing parameters. |
+| `description` | Shown in the template help output when users run `dotnet new <shortName> -?`. |
+| `datatype` | The expected data type, such as `"text"`, `"bool"`, or `"choice"`. |
+| `replaces` | A string in your source file contents that the template engine replaces with the parameter value. |
+| `fileRename` | A string in your source file names that the template engine replaces with the parameter value. |
+| `defaultValue` | The value used when the user doesn't supply the parameter. |
+
+The `replaces` and `fileRename` settings are how symbols drive substitution. When a user provides a value, the template engine replaces every occurrence of the `replaces` string inside file contents and every occurrence of the `fileRename` string in file names. If the user doesn't provide a value, the `defaultValue` is used instead.
+
+For example, the following symbol lets users set the class name when they create from the template. The file is renamed and the class inside it is updated to match:
+
+```json
+"symbols": {
+  "ClassName": {
+    "type": "parameter",
+    "description": "The name of the code file and class.",
+    "datatype": "text",
+    "replaces": "StringExtensions",
+    "fileRename": "StringExtensions",
+    "defaultValue": "StringExtensions"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+With this symbol defined, a user can run `dotnet new <shortName> --ClassName MyHelpers` to produce a file named `MyHelpers.cs` containing a class named `MyHelpers`. Without the flag, the file and class keep the default name `StringExtensions`.
+
+To verify the parameters your template exposes, pass `-?` to its short name after you install it:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet new <shortName> -?
+```
+
+## Template packages
+
+A template package is a NuGet (`.nupkg`) file that bundles one or more of your templates together. When a user installs your template package, the .NET template engine registers every template inside it at once. Packages are the standard way to distribute templates. Publish a single package to NuGet.org or a private NuGet feed, or share a local `.nupkg` file, and users get the whole collection with one command.
+
+To build a template package, use a C# project file (`.csproj`) configured to act as a **packaging project** rather than a compilation project. The key settings that make this work are:
+
+| Setting                | Value      | Purpose                                                      |
+|------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `PackageType`          | `Template` | Marks the package as a template package so it appears in `dotnet new search` results. |
+| `IncludeContentInPack` | `true`     | Includes content files in the NuGet package.                 |
+| `IncludeBuildOutput`   | `false`    | Prevents compiled binaries from being added to the package.  |
+| `ContentTargetFolders` | `content`  | Places your template folders inside the `content` folder of the NuGet package, which is where the template engine expects to find them. |
+
+The `templatepack` project template provides the easiest way to create a packaging project:
+
+1. Install the [Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Authoring.Templates](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Authoring.Templates) NuGet package:
+
+   ```dotnetcli
+   dotnet new install Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Authoring.Templates
+   ```
+
+1. Create the packaging project:
+
+   ```dotnetcli
+   dotnet new templatepack -n <PackageName>
+   ```
+
+The generated project includes the correct `.csproj` settings, a `content` folder for your templates, and MSBuild tasks for template validation and optional localization.
+
+For a full walkthrough of creating, packing, and publishing a template package, see [Tutorial: Create a template package](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package.md).
+
+## Test your template locally
+
+During template development, install your template directly from its folder to test it without building a package first. Pass the path to the directory that contains the `.template.config` folder:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet new install ./mytemplate/
+```
+
+To see all installed template packages and the exact command to uninstall each one, run `dotnet new uninstall` with no arguments:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet new uninstall
+```
+
+To uninstall a template installed from a directory, pass the same directory path you used to install it:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet new uninstall ./mytemplate/
+```
+
+Once you're ready to share your template, pack it as a NuGet package (see [Template packages](#template-packages)) and distribute it. Users install your published template with `dotnet new install` and one of the following source arguments:
+
+- A NuGet package ID, which installs the latest stable version from the NuGet sources configured for the current directory:
+
+  ```dotnetcli
+  dotnet new install AdatumCorporation.ConsoleTemplate.CSharp
+  ```
+
+- A NuGet package ID with a custom feed URL. The `--nuget-source` option uses the specified feed, in addition to the configured NuGet sources, for that installation only:
+
+  ```dotnetcli
+  dotnet new install AdatumCorporation.ConsoleTemplate.CSharp --nuget-source https://mynugetfeed.example.com/v3/index.json
+  ```
+
+- A path to a local `.nupkg` file:
+
+  ```dotnetcli
+  dotnet new install ./AdatumCorporation.ConsoleTemplate.CSharp.1.0.0.nupkg
+  ```
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> Templates can run MSBuild tasks and arbitrary code during project creation. Only install templates from sources you trust.
+
+To uninstall a package installed from a NuGet source or a local `.nupkg` file, use the NuGet package ID:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet new uninstall AdatumCorporation.ConsoleTemplate.CSharp
+```
+
+The built-in SDK templates don't appear in the uninstall list and can't be removed with `dotnet new uninstall`.
+
+## Template localization
+
+The .NET template engine supports optional localization of template metadata. When you provide localization files, hosts such as `dotnet new` and the Visual Studio **New Project** dialog display the template's name, description, and symbol information in the user's language instead of the original authored language.
+
+The following template fields support localization:
+
+- `name`
+- `author`
+- `description`
+- Symbol `description` and `displayName`
+- Description and display name for each choice in a choice parameter
+- Post action `description` and `manualInstructions`
+
+To add localization, create a `localize` subfolder inside `.template.config` and add one JSON file per language. Name each file `templatestrings.<lang-code>.json`, where `<lang-code>` matches a valid <xref:System.Globalization.CultureInfo> name, such as `pt-BR`, `zh-Hans`, or `de`. Each file contains key-value pairs where the key is a path to the element in `template.json`, using `/` as a delimiter for nested fields.
+
+For example, given a `template.json` with the following content:
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/template",
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "classifications": [ "Config" ],
+  "name": "EditorConfig file",
+  "description": "Creates an .editorconfig file for configuring code style preferences.",
+  "symbols": {
+    "Empty": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": "false",
+      "displayName": "Empty",
+      "description": "Creates empty .editorconfig instead of the defaults for .NET."
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+A Brazilian Portuguese localization file named `templatestrings.pt-BR.json` would look like this:
+
+```json
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "Arquivo EditorConfig",
+  "description": "Cria um arquivo .editorconfig para configurar as preferências de estilo de código.",
+  "symbols/Empty/displayName": "Vazio",
+  "symbols/Empty/description": "Cria .editorconfig vazio em vez dos padrões para .NET."
+}
+```
+
+The template engine parses these files when it loads template information, and it returns localized values automatically based on the current UI culture—no extra steps are required from the user.
+
+Localization is optional. If you don't include localization files, the template works normally and always displays the values from `template.json`. For more information, see the [dotnet/templating wiki localization page](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki/Localization).
+
+## Visual Studio integration
+
+Visual Studio's **Create a new project** dialog uses the .NET template engine for .NET project templates. Templates you author for `dotnet new` work in Visual Studio too, without any extra configuration. When a user installs your template package with `dotnet new install`, Visual Studio automatically detects and surfaces those templates in the dialog.
+
+**Project and solution templates** appear in the **Create a new project** dialog alongside the built-in SDK templates. Users can find templates by name, language, or the tags from the `classifications` field in the template's `template.json` file. Accurate classifications help your template surface in the right filter categories, so choose them carefully. To give your template a polished appearance in the dialog, add an `icon.png` to the `.template.config` folder — Visual Studio displays it next to your template's name.
+
+**Item templates** don't currently appear in the **Add** > **New Item** dialog. Users can still use item templates with the `dotnet new` command in the terminal.
+
+To make your template discoverable to Visual Studio users who haven't installed it yet, publish your template package to nuget.org. The **Create a new project** dialog includes an **Install more templates from the online search** option that searches nuget.org for template packages. When a user installs your package through that option, Visual Studio uses the same install mechanism as `dotnet new install`.
+
+For deeper guidance on Visual Studio-specific integration—such as controlling template sort order and configuring additional IDE-specific options—see [Sayed Hashimi's template-sample repository](https://github.com/sayedihashimi/template-sample).
+
+## Related content
+
+- [Tutorial: Create an item template](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-item-template.md)
+- [Tutorial: Create a project template](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-project-template.md)
+- [Tutorial: Create a template package](../tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package.md)
+- [dotnet new command](dotnet-new.md)
+- [dotnet/templating GitHub repo wiki](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki)
+- [Template samples](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/tree/main/dotnet-template-samples)
diff --git a/docs/core/tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package.md b/docs/core/tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package.md
index 9337a17559539..258641cec11df 100644
--- a/docs/core/tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package.md
+++ b/docs/core/tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ In the second group, the `<TargetFramework>` setting ensures that MSBuild runs p
 `<ItemGroup>` contains two items. First, the `<Content>` item includes everything in the _templates_ folder as content. It's also set to exclude any _bin_ folder or _obj_ folder to prevent any compiled code (if you tested and compiled your templates) from being included. Second, the `<Compile>` item excludes all code files from compiling no matter where they're located. This setting prevents the project that's used to create the template package from trying to compile the code in the _templates_ folder hierarchy.
 
 > [!TIP]
-> For more information about NuGet metadata settings, see [Pack a template into a NuGet package (nupkg file)](../tools/custom-templates.md#pack-a-template-into-a-nuget-package-nupkg-file).
+> For more information about NuGet metadata settings, see [Template packages](../tools/templates.md#template-packages).
 
 The created project file includes [template authoring MSBuild tasks](https://aka.ms/templating-authoring-tools) and localization settings.
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Congratulations! You've installed and uninstalled a template package.
 
 ## Next steps
 
-To learn more about templates, most of which you've already learned, see the [Custom templates for dotnet new](../tools/custom-templates.md) article.
+To learn more about templates, see [.NET templates for authors](../tools/templates.md).
 
 * [Template Authoring Tools](https://aka.ms/templating-authoring-tools)
 * [dotnet/templating GitHub repo Wiki](https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki)
diff --git a/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/snippets/unions/MemberProvider.cs b/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/snippets/unions/MemberProvider.cs
index 7daa52d08cb6d..c5b01ab8ef560 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/snippets/unions/MemberProvider.cs
+++ b/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/snippets/unions/MemberProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // <MemberProvider>
 [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Union]
-public record class Outcome<T> : Outcome<T>.IUnionMembers
+public struct Outcome<T> : Outcome<T>.IUnionMembers
 {
     private readonly object? _value;
 
@@ -11,9 +11,35 @@ public interface IUnionMembers
         static Outcome<T> Create(T? value) => new(value);
         static Outcome<T> Create(Exception? value) => new(value);
         object? Value { get; }
+
+        // only when needed
+        bool TryGetValue(out T value);
+        bool TryGetValue(out Exception value);
     }
 
     object? IUnionMembers.Value => _value;
+
+    public bool TryGetValue(out T value)
+    {
+        if (_value is T t)
+        {
+            value = t;
+            return true;
+        }
+        value = default!;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public bool TryGetValue(out Exception value)
+    {
+        if (_value is Exception e)
+        {
+            value = e;
+            return true;
+        }
+        value = default!;
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 // </MemberProvider>
 
diff --git a/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/union.md b/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/union.md
index 760b376c8e80e..303176b117410 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/union.md
+++ b/docs/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/union.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ The compiler prefers `TryGetValue` over the `Value` property when implementing p
 
 ### Union member providers
 
-A union type can delegate its union members to a nested `IUnionMembers` interface. When this interface is present, the compiler looks for `Create` factory methods instead of constructors:
+A union type can delegate its union members to a nested `IUnionMembers` interface. When this interface is present, the `union` type behaves as a *union member provider*. The compiler generates code to call the `IUnionMembers` interface. It won't generate calls to members declared on the union type that aren't members of the nested `IUnionMembers` interface. As the following example shows, that means you must add the necessary factory methods and the appropriate `TryGetValue` methods for all case types:
 
 :::code language="csharp" source="snippets/unions/MemberProvider.cs" id="MemberProvider":::
 
diff --git a/docs/csharp/roslyn-sdk/tutorials/snippets/how-to-write-csharp-analyzer-code-fix/MakeConst/MakeConst.Test/MakeConst.Test.csproj b/docs/csharp/roslyn-sdk/tutorials/snippets/how-to-write-csharp-analyzer-code-fix/MakeConst/MakeConst.Test/MakeConst.Test.csproj
index 4f11bedc09ae5..930e832c01091 100644
--- a/docs/csharp/roslyn-sdk/tutorials/snippets/how-to-write-csharp-analyzer-code-fix/MakeConst/MakeConst.Test/MakeConst.Test.csproj
+++ b/docs/csharp/roslyn-sdk/tutorials/snippets/how-to-write-csharp-analyzer-code-fix/MakeConst/MakeConst.Test/MakeConst.Test.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.13.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.3.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.3.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.3.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.3.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis" Version="5.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Analyzer.Testing.MSTest" Version="1.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.CodeFix.Testing.MSTest" Version="1.1.2" />
diff --git a/docs/fundamentals/networking/http/httpclient-guidelines.md b/docs/fundamentals/networking/http/httpclient-guidelines.md
index 756f248b49ded..01f4e14a813b6 100644
--- a/docs/fundamentals/networking/http/httpclient-guidelines.md
+++ b/docs/fundamentals/networking/http/httpclient-guidelines.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The 15-minute interval was chosen arbitrarily for illustration purposes. You sho
 
 ## Pooled connections
 
-The connection pool for an <xref:System.Net.Http.HttpClient> is linked to the underlying <xref:System.Net.Http.SocketsHttpHandler>. When the <xref:System.Net.Http.HttpClient> instance is disposed, it disposes all existing connections inside the pool. If you later send a request to the same server, a new connection must be recreated. As a result, there's a performance penalty for unnecessary connection creation. Moreover, TCP ports aren't released immediately after connection closure. (For more information on that, see TCP `TIME-WAIT` in [RFC 9293](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9293.html#section-3.3.2).) If the rate of requests is high, the operating system limit of available ports might be exhausted. To avoid port exhaustion problems, we [recommend](#recommended-use) reusing <xref:System.Net.Http.HttpClient> instances for as many HTTP requests as possible.
+The connection pool for an <xref:System.Net.Http.HttpClient> is linked to the underlying <xref:System.Net.Http.SocketsHttpHandler>. Disposing an <xref:System.Net.Http.HttpClient> disposes the pool only when the client owns and disposes the underlying handler. If a client uses a handler that it doesn't own, disposing the client doesn't affect the handler or its connections. <xref:System.Net.Http.IHttpClientFactory> creates clients with handlers that it manages, so it can reuse handlers and their connection pools. Sending another request to the same server using a different handler requires a new connection. As a result, there's a performance penalty for unnecessary connection creation. Moreover, TCP ports aren't released immediately after connection closure. (For more information on that, see TCP `TIME-WAIT` in [RFC 9293](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9293.html#section-3.3.2).) If the rate of requests is high, the operating system limit of available ports might be exhausted. To avoid port exhaustion problems, [reuse](#recommended-use) <xref:System.Net.Http.HttpClient> instances for as many HTTP requests as possible.
 
 ## Recommended use
 
diff --git a/docs/navigate/tools-diagnostics/toc.yml b/docs/navigate/tools-diagnostics/toc.yml
index ee9de1c031783..aaa83f8746a00 100644
--- a/docs/navigate/tools-diagnostics/toc.yml
+++ b/docs/navigate/tools-diagnostics/toc.yml
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ items:
                 href: ../../core/tools/dotnet-new-update.md
               - name: .NET default templates
                 href: ../../core/tools/dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md
-              - name: Custom templates
-                href: ../../core/tools/custom-templates.md
+              - name: Author .NET templates
+                href: ../../core/tools/templates.md
           - name: dotnet nuget
             items:
               - name: dotnet nuget delete
diff --git a/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/after/unit-testing-best-practices-after.csproj b/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/after/unit-testing-best-practices-after.csproj
index fcfa99d7995d2..61bc91a2820f7 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/after/unit-testing-best-practices-after.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/after/unit-testing-best-practices-after.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.8.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/before/unit-testing-best-practices-before.csproj b/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/before/unit-testing-best-practices-before.csproj
index fcfa99d7995d2..61bc91a2820f7 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/before/unit-testing-best-practices-before.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-best-practices/csharp/before/unit-testing-best-practices-before.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.8.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-vb-mstest/vb/PrimeService.Tests/PrimeService.Tests.vbproj b/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-vb-mstest/vb/PrimeService.Tests/PrimeService.Tests.vbproj
index e95a7dcd515af..e02ea3bfe5c70 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-vb-mstest/vb/PrimeService.Tests/PrimeService.Tests.vbproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/core/testing/unit-testing-vb-mstest/vb/PrimeService.Tests/PrimeService.Tests.vbproj
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.2.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.2.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.8.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="4.3.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="4.3.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AggregateFunctionSample/AggregateFunctionSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AggregateFunctionSample/AggregateFunctionSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AggregateFunctionSample/AggregateFunctionSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AggregateFunctionSample/AggregateFunctionSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AsyncSample/AsyncSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AsyncSample/AsyncSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AsyncSample/AsyncSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/AsyncSample/AsyncSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BackupSample/BackupSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BackupSample/BackupSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BackupSample/BackupSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BackupSample/BackupSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BatchingSample/BatchingSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BatchingSample/BatchingSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BatchingSample/BatchingSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BatchingSample/BatchingSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BulkInsertSample/BulkInsertSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BulkInsertSample/BulkInsertSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BulkInsertSample/BulkInsertSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/BulkInsertSample/BulkInsertSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/CollationSample/CollationSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/CollationSample/CollationSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/CollationSample/CollationSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/CollationSample/CollationSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DapperSample/DapperSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DapperSample/DapperSample.csproj
index 2d10c123e97fc..d2f4e0afdadb6 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DapperSample/DapperSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DapperSample/DapperSample.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Dapper" Version="2.1.79" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DateAndTimeSample/DateAndTimeSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DateAndTimeSample/DateAndTimeSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DateAndTimeSample/DateAndTimeSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DateAndTimeSample/DateAndTimeSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DeferredTransactionSample/DeferredTransactionSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DeferredTransactionSample/DeferredTransactionSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DeferredTransactionSample/DeferredTransactionSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DeferredTransactionSample/DeferredTransactionSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DirtyReadSample/DirtyReadSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DirtyReadSample/DirtyReadSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DirtyReadSample/DirtyReadSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/DirtyReadSample/DirtyReadSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ExtensionsSample/ExtensionsSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ExtensionsSample/ExtensionsSample.csproj
index 1815ca0d4f4c2..bd486ed1133ee 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ExtensionsSample/ExtensionsSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ExtensionsSample/ExtensionsSample.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions" Version="3.1.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel" Version="10.0.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="mod_spatialite" Version="4.3.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/HelloWorldSample/HelloWorldSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/HelloWorldSample/HelloWorldSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/HelloWorldSample/HelloWorldSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/HelloWorldSample/HelloWorldSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/InteropSample/InteropSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/InteropSample/InteropSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/InteropSample/InteropSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/InteropSample/InteropSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/RegularExpressionSample/RegularExpressionSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/RegularExpressionSample/RegularExpressionSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/RegularExpressionSample/RegularExpressionSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/RegularExpressionSample/RegularExpressionSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ResultMetadataSample/ResultMetadataSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ResultMetadataSample/ResultMetadataSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ResultMetadataSample/ResultMetadataSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ResultMetadataSample/ResultMetadataSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SavepointSample/SavepointSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SavepointSample/SavepointSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SavepointSample/SavepointSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SavepointSample/SavepointSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ScalarFunctionSample/ScalarFunctionSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ScalarFunctionSample/ScalarFunctionSample.csproj
index 003250f9d62e1..dce80cad9368f 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ScalarFunctionSample/ScalarFunctionSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/ScalarFunctionSample/ScalarFunctionSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SqliteProviderSample/SqliteProviderSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SqliteProviderSample/SqliteProviderSample.csproj
index d0c5a4bbd9050..cf49a4887fb8c 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SqliteProviderSample/SqliteProviderSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SqliteProviderSample/SqliteProviderSample.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.sqlite3" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.sqlite3" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/StreamingSample/StreamingSample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/StreamingSample/StreamingSample.csproj
index 0b82891fb6a81..17a52de20cc18 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/StreamingSample/StreamingSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/StreamingSample/StreamingSample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.core" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SystemLibrarySample/SystemLibrarySample.csproj b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SystemLibrarySample/SystemLibrarySample.csproj
index 68ac3a4ecdde6..60321cd279c67 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SystemLibrarySample/SystemLibrarySample.csproj
+++ b/samples/snippets/standard/data/sqlite/SystemLibrarySample/SystemLibrarySample.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="10.0.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.dynamic_cdecl" Version="3.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.provider.dynamic_cdecl" Version="3.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>