Shouldly

v5.0.0-preview.2

Shouldly - Assertion framework for .NET. The way asserting *Should* be

Shouldly

test unit testing TDD AAA should testunit rspec assert assertion framework

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Total Downloads

121.9M

121,859,995

Published

Jul 18, 2026

Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI

dotnet add package Shouldly --version 5.0.0-preview.2

Package Manager Console

Install-Package Shouldly -Version 5.0.0-preview.2

PackageReference

<PackageReference Include="Shouldly" Version="5.0.0-preview.2" />

Frameworks

net8.0 net9.0 .NETStandard2.0

Dependencies

Microsoft.CSharp

.NETStandard2.0

[4.7.0, )

System.Memory

.NETStandard2.0

[4.6.3, )

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