DevExpress NuGet Packages: Install a Nightly Build / Hotfix

• May 26, 2026
• 3 minutes to read

Note

For information about release and hotfix policy, refer to the DevExpress HotFix and Maintenance Release FAQ.

This article describes how to install hotfixes from NuGet.org.

If you need to request a nightly build that includes newly implemented functionality not yet available in official builds, refer to the following article: Request a DevExpress Nightly Build / Hotfix.

Benefits

For those using CI/CD pipelines to build projects, NuGet hotfixes will help save time during the upgrade/update process. Previously, hotfixes via our Unified Component Installers required manual intervention within CI/CD systems.

Even if you are not using a CI/CD system, NuGet hotfixes will help streamline the upgrade/update process for non-visual components such as the DevExpress Office File API, Role-Based Access Control API (FREE) (products that do not require Visual Studio design-time functionality). If you are using non-visual components, it will be much faster to edit a package version (two bytes) in Directory.Build.props or *.CSPROJ files than to download and execute our Unified Component Installer.

Supported Products and Versions

You can install hotfixes via NuGet for DevExpress products v22.1+, designed for the following platforms:

• .NET Framework

  You can install hotfixes via NuGet only for run-time assemblies.

  Hotfixes for the design-time assemblies for the .NET Framework are available only via the Unified Component Installer.

• .NET 6+

  You can install hotfixes via NuGet for run-time assemblies for all the DevExpress .NET 6+ products.

  The design-time assemblies and hotfixes for them are available only for WinForms and WPF controls.

  • DevExpress WinForms controls: the design-time assemblies are shipped in the DevExpress.Win.Design package.
  • DevExpress WPF controls: the NuGet packages include both the design and run-time assemblies.
  • ORM (XPO) and Cross-Platform .NET App UI (XAF): Hotfixes for the design-time functionality (ORM Data Model Wizard, Model Editor, Solution Wizard) are available only via the Unified Component Installer.

• .NET MAUI & Xamarin

  You can install hotfixes via NuGet for all the DevExpress .NET MAUI & Xamarin controls.

Install a Hotfix from NuGet.org

Once your DevExpress Support Center ticket is resolved, you can request a hotfix. A hotfix build gives you access to required functionality before an official release is available.

DevExpress engineers will do their best to test and publish the hotfix within a week. Every task is different and the process may take longer.

When a hotfix is ready, you will receive an automated notification email from DevExpress. Install your requested hotfix as follows:

1. Specify a package source: NuGet.org or All.
2. Search for required package and select Include prerelease.
3. Select the pre-release version you need and click Install.

Access Pre-Release Packages After the Official Release

Functionality implemented in a hotfix eventually makes its way into an official minor release. DevExpress then unlists the hotfix package version (you can no longer find it in the feed). The version does remain available for download - you can build your projects without errors.