Supported .NET Versions

The following table lists which .NET versions are supported for which agent versions on which versions of Windows.

The following table lists the supported .NET versions that work with each release. For some versions, we list which .NET framework version is supported with which Windows Server version.

Agent Version Release Number IBM Security Release Date .NET Version
6.2.0 Release 2025 <<IBM-only release dates in this column>>

.NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.09032) with Windows Server 2025 (24H2), Windows Server 11 (24H2), and Windows 10 (22H2)

.NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.04161) with Windows Server 2022

.NET framework 4.8 (4.8.03761) with Windows Server 2016 or 2019

6.1.1 Release 2024.1  

.NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.09032) with Windows Server 2025 (24H2), Windows Server 11 (24H2), and Windows 10 (22H2)

.NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.04161) with Windows Server 2022

.NET framework 4.8 (4.8.03761) with Windows Server 2016 or 2019

minimum .NET version = 4.8

6.1.0 Release 2024  

.NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.09032) with Windows Server 2025 (24H2), Windows Server 11 (24H2), and Windows 10 (22H2)

.NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.04161) with Windows Server 2022

.NET framework 4.8 (4.8.03761) with Windows Server 2016 or 2019

minimum .NET version = 4.8

6.0.1 Release 2023.1   minimum .NET version = 4.8
6.0.0 Release 2023   minimum .NET version = 4.8
5.9.1 Release 2022.1   minimum .NET version = 4.8
5.9.0 Release 2022   minimum .NET version = 4.8
5.8.1 Release 2021.1   minimum .NET version = 4.8
5.8.0 Release 2021   minimum .NET version = 4.8
5.7.1 Release 2020.1   minimum .NET version = 4.6.2
5.7.0 Release 2020   minimum .NET version = 4.6.2
5.6.1 Release 19.9   minimum .NET version = 4.6.2
5.6.0 Release 19.6   minimum .NET version = 4.6.2
5.5.2 Release 18.11   minimum .NET version = 4.6.2
5.5.1 Release 18.8   minimum .NET version = 4.6.2
5.5.0 Release 2018   minimum .NET version = 4.6.2
5.4.3 Release 2017.3    
5.4.2 Release 2017.2    
5.4.1 Release 2017.1    
5.4.0 Release 2017    
5.3.1 update Release 2016.1 update    
5.3.1 Release 2016.1    
5.3.0 update Release 2016 update    
5.3.0 Release 2016    
5.2.3 update Release 2015.1 update    
5.2.3 Release 2015.1    
5.2.2 Release 2015    
5.2.1 Release 2014.1 update    
5.2.0 Release 2014.1    
5.1.3 Release 2014