I tried to upgrade my web app from .net core 2.0 to .net core 2.1 I did:
1) Install Visual Studio Professional 2017 Preview Version 15.8.0 Preview 1.1
2) Install
.NET Core 2.1 SDK will be released this week. If you can't wait until then, add this to your *.csproj
netcoreapp2.1
https://dotnetfeed.blob.core.windows.net/orchestrated-release-2-1/20180515-07/final/index.json
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And download the final SDK from: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/Sdk/2.1.300/dotnet-sdk-2.1.300-win-x64.exe
For more details visit: https://github.com/aspnet/Home/wiki/2.1.0-Early-Access-Downloads