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+# ABP.IO Platform 8.2 RC Has Been Released
+
+Today, we are happy to release the [ABP Framework](https://abp.io/) and [ABP Commercial](https://commercial.abp.io/) version **8.2 RC** (Release Candidate). This blog post introduces the new features and important changes in this new version.
+
+Try this version and provide feedback for a more stable version of ABP v8.2! Thanks to all of you.
+
+## Get Started with the 8.2 RC
+
+Follow the steps below to try version 8.2.0 RC today:
+
+1) **Upgrade** the ABP CLI to version `8.2.0-rc.2` using a command line terminal:
+
+````bash
+dotnet tool update Volo.Abp.Cli -g --version 8.2.0-rc.2
+````
+
+**or install** it if you haven't before:
+
+````bash
+dotnet tool install Volo.Abp.Cli -g --version 8.2.0-rc.2
+````
+
+2) Create a **new application** with the `--preview` option:
+
+````bash
+abp new BookStore --preview
+````
+
+See the [ABP CLI documentation](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/latest/CLI) for all the available options.
+
+> You can also use the [Get Started](https://abp.io/get-started) page to generate a CLI command to create a new application.
+
+You can use any IDE that supports .NET 8.x, like [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/).
+
+## Migration Guides
+
+There are a few breaking changes in this version that may affect your application.
+Please see the following migration documents, if you are upgrading from v8.x or earlier:
+
+* [ABP Framework 8.x to 8.1 Migration Guide](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/8.2/Migration-Guides/Abp-8_2)
+* [ABP Commercial 8.x to 8.1 Migration Guide](https://docs.abp.io/en/commercial/8.2/migration-guides/v8_2)
+
+## What's New with ABP Framework 8.2?
+
+In this section, I will introduce some major features released in this version.
+Here is a brief list of titles explained in the next sections:
+
+//TODO: list topics...
+
+## What's New with ABP Commercial 8.2?
+
+We've also worked on ABP Commercial to align the features and changes made in the ABP Framework. The following sections introduce a few new features coming with ABP Commercial 8.2.
+
+//TODO: explain new features...
+
+## Community News
+
+### Devnot Dotnet Conference 2024
+
+//TODO: ...
+
+### DevOps Pro Europe
+
+//TODO: ...
+
+### DevDays Europe 2024
+
+//TODO: ...
+
+### ABP Dotnet Conf 2024 Wrap Up
+
+//TODO: ...
+
+### New ABP Community Articles
+
+There are exciting articles contributed by the ABP community as always. I will highlight some of them here:
+
+* [Ahmed Tarek](https://twitter.com/AhmedTarekHasa1) has created **four** new community articles:
+  *  [🤔 When Implementations Affect Abstractions ⁉️](https://community.abp.io/posts/-when-implementations-affect-abstractions--ekx1o5xn)
+  *  [👍 Design Best Practices In .NET C# 👀](https://community.abp.io/posts/design-best-practices-in-.net-c--eg8q8xh0)
+  *  [👍 Chain of Responsibility Design Pattern In .NET C# 👀](https://community.abp.io/posts/chain-of-responsibility-design-pattern-in-.net-c--djmvkug1)
+  *  [Flagged Enumerations: How To Represent Features Combinations Into One Field](https://community.abp.io/posts/flagged-enumerations-how-to-represent-features-combinations-into-one-field-9gj4l670)
+*  [Engincan Veske](https://github.com/EngincanV) has created **three** new community articles:
+   *  [Performing Case-Insensitive Search in ABP Based-PostgreSQL Application: Using citext and Collation](https://community.abp.io/posts/caseinsensitive-search-in-abp-basedpostgresql-application-c9kb05dc)
+   *  [Sentiment Analysis Within ABP-Based Application](https://community.abp.io/posts/sentiment-analysis-within-abpbased-application-lbsfkoxq)
+   *  [Reusing and Optimizing Machine Learning Models in .NET](https://community.abp.io/posts/reusing-and-optimizing-machine-learning-models-in-.net-qj4ycnwu)
+* [Unlocking Modularity in ABP.io A Closer Look at the Contributor Pattern](https://community.abp.io/posts/unlocking-modularity-in-abp.io-a-closer-look-at-the-contributor-pattern-ixf6wgbw) by [Qais Al khateeb](https://community.abp.io/members/qais.alkhateeb@devnas-jo.com)
+* [Deploy Your ABP Framework MVC Project to Azure Container Apps](https://community.abp.io/posts/deploy-your-abp-framework-mvc-project-to-azure-container-apps-r93u9c6d) by [Selman Koç](https://community.abp.io/members/selmankoc)
+* [How claim type works in ASP NET Core and ABP Framework](https://community.abp.io/posts/how-claim-type-works-in-asp-net-core-and-abp-framework-km5dw6g1) by [Liming Ma](https://github.com/maliming)
+* [Using FluentValidation with ABP Framework](https://community.abp.io/posts/using-fluentvalidation-with-abp-framework-2cxuwl70) by [Enes Döner](https://community.abp.io/members/Enes)
+* [Using Blob Storage with ABP](https://community.abp.io/posts/using-blob-storage-with-abp-framework-jygtmhn4) by [Emre Kendirli](https://community.abp.io/members/emrekenderli)
+
+Thanks to the ABP Community for all the content they have published. You can also [post your ABP-related (text or video) content](https://community.abp.io/posts/submit) to the ABP Community.
+
+## Conclusion
+
+This version comes with some new features and a lot of enhancements to the existing features. You can see the [Road Map](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/8.2/Road-Map) documentation to learn about the release schedule and planned features for the next releases. Please try ABP v8.2 RC and provide feedback to help us release a more stable version.
+
+Thanks for being a part of this community!