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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · 6d

Just released Cake v5.1.0! 🚀🍰
Highlights:
• Woodpecker CI support
• Improved script caching behavior
• New DotNetSlnRemove alias
• Cake.Testing.Xunit.v3
cakebuild.net/blog/2025/10...

Cake - Cake v5.1.0 released

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · 7d

We are starting to prepare our next release, 5.1.0 ( github.com/cake-build/c... ). This is your friendly reminder that if you haven't pinned to a specific version of Cake, you should do it now :-) 📌 🍰 cakebuild.net/docs/writing...

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · 26d

Just in: Cake.Sdk 5.0.25257.82-beta adds native support for dotnet publish 🎉.

- Self-contained executables
- Container image output
- Performance gains in CI/CD

Try it out and let the maintainers know what you think 👇
🔗 cakebuild.net/blog/2025/09...

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · 26d

Just in: Cake.Sdk 5.0.25257.82-beta adds native support for dotnet publish 🎉.

- Self-contained executables
- Container image output
- Performance gains in CI/CD

Try it out and let the maintainers know what you think 👇
🔗 cakebuild.net/blog/2025/09...

#csharp #dotnet #devops

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Sep 10

New Cake.Sdk preview is here!

✨ New features:
• .NET 10 RC1 compatibility
• Multiple Main_* entry points for modular builds
• Enhanced Script Host IoC integration
• Performance optimizations
• New minimal template

cakebuild.net/blog/2025/09...

#dotnet #devops #csharp #cakebuild

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Sep 10

New Cake.Sdk preview is here!

✨ New features:
• .NET 10 RC1 compatibility
• Multiple Main_* entry points for modular builds
• Enhanced Script Host IoC integration
• Performance optimizations
• New minimal template

cakebuild.net/blog/2025/09...

#dotnet #devops #csharp #cakebuild

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Aug 14

New Cake.Sdk preview is out🚀

• Fully compatible with .NET 10 Preview 7
• Updated dependencies
• New analyzer fixes
• File-based SDK versioning via "#:sdk Cake.Sdk@…"

Read more at:
cakebuild.net/blog/2025/08...

#dotnet #csharp #devops

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Jul 17

🍰 dotnet cake.cs - Cake.Sdk Preview!

New way to get Cake .NET tool scripting in .NET console apps:
✅ File-based builds (.NET 10)
✅ Project-based builds (.NET 8/9/10)
✅ Auto-generated aliases
✅ Full addin/module support

Early feedback wanted!
cakebuild.net/blog/2025/07...

#CakeBuild #DotNet

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.NET Foundation @dotnetfoundation.org · Jul 21

🍰 dotnet cake.cs - Cake.Sdk Preview!
New way to get Cake .NET tool scripting in .NET console apps:
✅ File-based builds (.NET 10)
✅ Project-based builds (.NET 8/9/10)
✅ Auto-generated aliases
✅ Full addin/module support

Early feedback wanted!
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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Jul 16

"dotnet cake.cs"

#dotnet #cake #devops #itshappening #staytuned

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Jul 17

🍰 dotnet cake.cs - Cake.Sdk Preview!

New way to get Cake .NET tool scripting in .NET console apps:
✅ File-based builds (.NET 10)
✅ Project-based builds (.NET 8/9/10)
✅ Auto-generated aliases
✅ Full addin/module support

Early feedback wanted!
cakebuild.net/blog/2025/07...

#CakeBuild #DotNet

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Jul 16

"dotnet cake.cs"

#dotnet #cake #devops #itshappening #staytuned

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Nov 13

Cake v5.0.0 released 🚀

Highlights of this release:
• .NET 9 support & C# 13 support
• FreeBSD support
• Addin recommended Cake version set to 5.0.0
• 100 million downloads of Cake.Tool 🎉

cakebuild.net/blog/2024/11...

#dotnet

Cake - Cake v5.0.0 released

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Nov 13

Cake v5.0.0 released 🚀

Highlights of this release:
• .NET 9 support & C# 13 support
• FreeBSD support
• Addin recommended Cake version set to 5.0.0
• 100 million downloads of Cake.Tool 🎉

cakebuild.net/blog/2024/11...

#dotnet

Cake - Cake v5.0.0 released

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Nov 12

We are starting to prepare our next release, 5.0.0 (github.com/cake-build/c...). This is your friendly reminder that if you haven't pinned to a specific version of Cake, you should do it now :-) 📌 🍰 cakebuild.net/docs/writing...

v5.0.0 Milestone · cake-build/cake

:cake: Cake (C# Make) is a cross platform build automation system. - v5.0.0 Milestone · cake-build/cake

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Nov 7

Our .NET tool, Cake.Tool, has just surpassed 100 million downloads on NuGet.org! 🎉
A huge thank you to our amazing community for your support and contributions. Here’s to many more milestones together! 🥂
www.nuget.org/packages/Cak...

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Oct 23

🍰Cake v4.2.0 released🎉

Highlights of this release
🔸Bug fix for Cake Frosting command line parsing

Full details in this blog post
cakebuild.net/blog/2024/10...

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Cake - Cake v4.2.0 released

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Oct 23

We are starting to prepare our next release, 4.2.0 (github.com/cake-build/c...). This is your friendly reminder that if you haven't pinned to a specific version of Cake, you should do it now :-) 📌 🍰 cakebuild.net/docs/writing...

v4.2.0 Milestone · cake-build/cake

:cake: Cake (C# Make) is a cross platform build automation system. - v4.2.0 Milestone · cake-build/cake

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Oct 23

🍰Cake v4.1.0 released🎉
Highlights of this release
🔸GitHub Actions Artifacts v4 support
🔸New aliases for .NET CLI
🔸Dependency and SDK updates
Full details in this blog post
cakebuild.net/blog/2024/10...
#dotnet #csharp #devops

Cake - Cake v4.1.0 released

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Oct 22

We are starting to prepare our next release, 4.1.0 (github.com/cake-build/c...). This is your friendly reminder that if you haven't pinned to a specific version of Cake, you should do it now :-) 📌 🍰 cakebuild.net/docs/writing...

v4.1.0 Milestone · cake-build/cake

:cake: Cake (C# Make) is a cross platform build automation system. - v4.1.0 Milestone · cake-build/cake

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Dec 22

🎉Happy holidays to all our amazing contributors and users! You are the icing on our cake 🍰. Thank you for your support and feedback. 🎁🎄

Holiday greeting card with some code and packages in the background, a slice of cake with a Santa hat on a white plate in the foreground.

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Nov 19

Cake v4.0.0 released

Highlights of this release
🔹.NET 8 support & C# 12 support
🔹Improved file APIs
🔹Addin recommended Cake version set to 4.0.0

cakebuild.net/blog/2023/11...

Cake - Cake v4.0.0 released

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Aug 3

ICYMI: Cake v3.1.0 released

Highlights of this release

Ability to invoke multiple tasks with Cake.Frosting

Support for user home directory in Cake Environment

Dependency updates

https://cakebuild.net/blog/2023/07/cake-v3.1.0-released

Cake - Cake v3.1.0 released

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Cake Build @cakebuild.net · Aug 3

ICYMI: Celebrating 50 Million Downloads of Cake.Tool on NuGet 🎉
https://cakebuild.net/blog/2023/07/cake-tool-50-million-downloads

Cake - Celebrating 50 Million Downloads of Cake.Tool🎉

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