Download old version of package with NuGet

Solution 1:

Bring up the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio - it's in Tools / NuGet Package Manager / Package Manager Console. Then run the Install-Package command:

Install-Package Common.Logging -Version 1.2.0

See the command reference for details.

Edit: In order to list versions of a package you can use the Get-Package command with the remote argument and a filter:

Get-Package -ListAvailable -Filter Common.Logging -AllVersions

By pressing tab after the version option in the Install-Package command, you get a list of the latest available versions.

Solution 2:

Browse to its page in the package index, eg. http://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json/4.0.5

Then follow the install instructions given:

Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json -Version 4.0.5

Alternatively to download the .nupkg file, follow the 'Download' link eg. https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Newtonsoft.Json/4.0.5

Obsolete: install my Chrome extension Nutake which inserts a download link.

Solution 3:

Another option is to change the version number in the packages.config file. This will cause NuGet to download the dlls for that version the next time you build.

Solution 4:

In NuGet 3.x (Visual Studio 2015) you can just select the version from the UI