# Storefront Platform Upgrade – .NET 8

| Release Type:               | Effective Date:           | Impact:                                             |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Core Infrastructure Upgrade | Rollout from 7 - 14 April | Platform-wide performance and stability improvement |

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**🔄 What Changed:**

We’ve upgraded the Storefront platform’s core framework from .NET 4.7 to .NET 8 (LTS) — the latest long-term support version of Microsoft’s technology.

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**✅ Key Benefits:**

1. **Improved Performance**

   Faster backend processing, helping large catalogues and busy stores run more smoothly.
2. **Increased Stability**

   A more modern and secure framework that ensures a more reliable platform experience.
3. **Future-Ready Foundation**

   This upgrade enables our upcoming roadmap features, including:

* Headless APIs
* AI-powered tools
* Advanced Search & Personalisation
* Developer Portal and App Integrations

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**📌 Note for Merchants:**

This is not a feature release, but a technical upgrade that prepares the platform for faster innovation and better scalability going forward.

Stay tuned — new feature releases are coming soon!