tomasr78 · Oct 16, 2026 · Oct 16, 2026
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Weekly dependency updates, each opened as a pull request against main that must pass the `build` check
+# and is merged like any other change (merge commit). Merging releases nothing: a new NuGet version still
+# needs a GitHub Release (see RELEASING.md).
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # The workflows pin every action to a commit SHA with a `# vX.Y.Z` comment; Dependabot updates both.
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: monday
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns: ["*"]
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: ci
+    labels: [dependencies]
+
+  # ConvertApi.sln: the library and every example. A bump in ConvertApi.csproj raises the minimum version
+  # every consumer gets, so it belongs in the CHANGELOG of the next release.
+  - package-ecosystem: nuget
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: monday
+    groups:
+      nuget-minor-and-patch:
+        update-types: [minor, patch]
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: deps
+    labels: [dependencies]
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
 
+## [3.2.0] — Unreleased
+
+### Removed
+- The `netcoreapp3.1` target. The package now ships a single `netstandard2.0` assembly, which every
+  supported .NET (and .NET Framework 4.6.2+) already uses; .NET Core 3.1 has been out of support since
+  December 2022. The library had no `netcoreapp3.1`-specific code, so the public API is unchanged. Apps
+  still on .NET Core 3.1 now resolve the `netstandard2.0` build instead.
+
+### Changed
+- Examples target `net10.0` (were `net6.0`, out of support since November 2024), and `SplitPDF` builds
+  against the library in this repository instead of the `ConvertApi` 3.1.2 package.
+- Dependabot opens weekly pull requests for GitHub Actions and NuGet dependencies.
+
 ## [3.1.19] — 2026-10-16
 
 ### Security

diff --git a/ConvertApi/ConvertApi.csproj b/ConvertApi/ConvertApi.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>ConvertApi</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>ConvertApiDotNet</RootNamespace>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-library-dotnet/releases</PackageReleaseNotes>
-    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <Description>ConvertAPI for .NET — one call to turn Office files into PDF or back again (DOCX ⇄ PDF, XLSX ⇄ PDF, PPTX ⇄ PDF). Convert HTML, images, ebooks, email, zip; merge, split, watermark, compress, OCR, redact, protect or repair PDF. Async and cross-platform: targets .NET Standard 2.0, so it runs on .NET Framework 4.6.2+ and every modern .NET.</Description>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
     <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>

diff --git a/Examples/ConvertPdfToDocx/ConvertPdfToDocx.csproj b/Examples/ConvertPdfToDocx/ConvertPdfToDocx.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ConvertPdfToPdfA/ConvertPdfToPdfA.csproj b/Examples/ConvertPdfToPdfA/ConvertPdfToPdfA.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ConvertPdfToPptx/ConvertPdfToPptx.csproj b/Examples/ConvertPdfToPptx/ConvertPdfToPptx.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ConvertPdfToXlsx/ConvertPdfToXlsx.csproj b/Examples/ConvertPdfToXlsx/ConvertPdfToXlsx.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ConvertRemoteFile/ConvertRemoteFile.csproj b/Examples/ConvertRemoteFile/ConvertRemoteFile.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ConvertUrlToPdf/ConvertUrlToPdf.csproj b/Examples/ConvertUrlToPdf/ConvertUrlToPdf.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ConvertWordToPdfAndPng/ConvertWordToPdfAndPng.csproj b/Examples/ConvertWordToPdfAndPng/ConvertWordToPdfAndPng.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ConverterCatalogDemo/ConverterCatalogDemo.csproj b/Examples/ConverterCatalogDemo/ConverterCatalogDemo.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/CreatePdfThumbnail/CreatePdfThumbnail.csproj b/Examples/CreatePdfThumbnail/CreatePdfThumbnail.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/DeleteFiles/DeleteFiles.csproj b/Examples/DeleteFiles/DeleteFiles.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/ExceptionHandling/ExceptionHandling.csproj b/Examples/ExceptionHandling/ExceptionHandling.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/FromStreamToStream/FromStreamToStream.csproj b/Examples/FromStreamToStream/FromStreamToStream.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/GetConverterInfoDemo/GetConverterInfoDemo.csproj b/Examples/GetConverterInfoDemo/GetConverterInfoDemo.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/HandleRetry/HandleRetry.csproj b/Examples/HandleRetry/HandleRetry.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/MergeWordDocsToPdf/MergeWordDocsToPdf.csproj b/Examples/MergeWordDocsToPdf/MergeWordDocsToPdf.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/RetrieveUserInformation/RetrieveUserInformation.csproj b/Examples/RetrieveUserInformation/RetrieveUserInformation.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/SplitAndMergePdf/SplitAndMergePdf.csproj b/Examples/SplitAndMergePdf/SplitAndMergePdf.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/SplitPDF/SplitPDF.csproj b/Examples/SplitPDF/SplitPDF.csproj
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="ConvertApi" Version="3.1.2" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\ConvertApi\ConvertApi.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/UploadOnceReuseTwice/UploadOnceReuseTwice.csproj b/Examples/UploadOnceReuseTwice/UploadOnceReuseTwice.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/WatermarkPdf/WatermarkPdf.csproj b/Examples/WatermarkPdf/WatermarkPdf.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

diff --git a/Examples/Workflow/Workflow.csproj b/Examples/Workflow/Workflow.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>