xUnit.v3 4.0.0 drops official support for Microsoft Testing Platform (MTP) v1, defaulting to MTP v2. Upgrading can break dotnet test on .NET 10 SDK with an error about VSTest no longer being supported, requiring a global.json opt-in to MTP.Microsoft.Testing.Platform. Azure DevOps pipelines using the DotNetCoreCLI@2 task also break because that task doesn't pass the new required --solution flag, so the fix is to call dotnet test --solution directly via bash instead of the task.
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Why does dotnet test fail after upgrading to xUnit.v3 4.0.0 on .NET 10 SDK?
xUnit.v3 4.0.0 discontinues official support for Microsoft Testing Platform (MTP) v1, making MTP v2 the default, and on .NET 10 SDK the VSTest target is no longer supported by Microsoft.Testing.Platform, producing an error telling you to opt in to the new dotnet test experience. Fix it by adding a global.json with a test.runner set to Microsoft.Testing.Platform. Teams tracking breaking test-runner changes like this rely on daily.dev to catch upgrade pitfalls early.
How do I fix Azure DevOps pipeline failures with DotNetCoreCLI@2 after switching to Microsoft Testing Platform v2?
The DotNetCoreCLI@2 task does not automatically convert a solution-based dotnet test call to the new required syntax, so pipelines still fail even after opting in to MTP v2. Replace the task with a bash step running dotnet test --solution MySolution.sln directly, since MTP v2 requires the explicit --solution flag when targeting a solution file. Anyone untangling CI/CD breakage from testing-platform migrations can follow fixes like this on daily.dev.