.NET 6 Container Release Notes

The .NET 6 release includes a few breaking changes to container images that you'll need to be aware of.

If you're migrating from .NET Core 3.1 to .NET 6, please also read the release notes for changes that occurred in .NET 5.

Default Debian version set to Debian 11

The default Debian version has been upgraded to Debian 11 (Bullseye) as part of the .NET 6 release.

Default console logger format set to JSON

The default console logger format in the aspnet image type has been changed from a simple formatter to a JSON formatter to allow for better compatibility with automated tools.

Removal of procps package

The procps package is no longer included in the sdk image type due to a removal of this dependency in .NET 6.

More about .NET 6 Containers

Read more about .NET 6 support for containers.