PowerShell 7.6.1 ships with CI hardening

// 45d agoOPENSOURCE RELEASE

PowerShell 7.6.1 ships with CI hardening

PowerShell 7.6.1 arrives as a servicing update for the 7.6 LTS branch, updating the build to .NET SDK 10.0.202 and hardening CI/CD security. The release focuses on packaging, pipeline, and maintenance fixes rather than new language features.

// ANALYSIS

PowerShell 7.6.1 prioritizes package, CI, and release infrastructure fixes over new language features, keeping the 7.6 LTS branch current across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

–The release updates the build to .NET SDK 10.0.202 and includes package pipeline and store package fixes.
–Hardened GitHub Actions tags and tokens address supply chain security risks in the project’s automation.
–The transition of container maintenance to the .NET team reflects a more integrated cloud-native lifecycle for PowerShell-based services.

// TAGS

powershellcliopen-sourceautomationdevtool

DISCOVERED

45d ago

2026-04-23

PUBLISHED

45d ago

2026-04-23

RELEVANCE

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PowerShell 7.6.1 ships with CI hardening