Originally deemed '''ASP.NET vNext''', the framework was going to be called '''ASP.NET 56'''<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://wwwen.aspwikipedia.netorg/vnextwiki/overview/aspnet-vnext/aspnet-5-overview#unifyASP.NET_MVC|title=ASP.NET 5 OverviewMVC|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=|author=Tom FitzMacken|work=TheWikipedia Official- MicrosoftThe ASP.NETfree SiteEncyclopedia|accessdate=1713 JanuarySeptember 20152016}}</ref> when ready. However, in order to avoid implying it is an update to the existing ASP.NET framework, Microsoft later changed the name to '''ASP.NET Core''' at the 1.0 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/archive/2016/01/19/asp-net-5-is-dead-introducing-asp-net-core-1-0-and-net-core-1-0.aspx|title=ASP.NET 5 is dead - Introducing ASP.NET Core 1.0 and .NET Core 1.0|author=Jeffrey T. Fritz|work=.NET Web Development and Tools Blog|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>
