Steps to update .NET Core app from v2.1 to v2.2

10 Dec 2018

net core

dotnet / vs code

Here are the steps I took to update a recent project:

Install the .NET Core 2.2 SDK from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/2.2. The SDK download will also install the runtime.
Update the TargetFramework attribute in the project’s .csproj file:
```
  <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
```
Run the command line dotnet list package --outdated to find which packages might need to be updated. With certain packages, you’re required to update them or the project won’t compiled (ie dotnet build). ~~In my case, I had to update two packages from version 2.1.0 to 2.2.0~~:
```
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="2.2.0" />
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="2.2.0" />
```
Update 12/11/2018: I didn’t even need to include, and therefore update, those two packages since they are included in the Microsoft.AspNetCore.App package.
Run the command line dotnet build. This command will implicitly run the command dotnet restore, which does the actual work of updating the packages, and then it will compile the application.
Update the correct path to the project’s dll in the .vscode\launch.json file. Since I used Visual Studio Code as my editor, I updated the path to make sure debugging continue to work correctly:
```
  "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\bin\\Debug\\netcoreapp2.2\\ExpenseMgmt.dll"
```