WiX v7.0.0-rtm!

barnson · barnson · commit 657c2cdf04e9 · 2026-04-06T16:19:11.000-04:00
diff --git a/src/content/docs/heatwave/index.md b/src/content/docs/heatwave/index.md
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ HeatWave is FireGiant's Visual Studio extension for modern WiX. HeatWave Communi
 -   Project and item templates
 -   Property pages to control how the project builds
 
-HeatWave peacefully coexists with the WiX v3 Visual Studio extension, which lets you mix and match WiX v3 and modern WiX projects in a solution. You can convert the WiX v3 projects to modern WiX gradually.
+HeatWave peacefully coexists with the WiX v3 Visual Studio extension, which lets you convert WiX v3 projects to modern WiX.
 
 ## Installing HeatWave
 
 HeatWave is available from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
 
-- [Download HeatWave for Visual Studio 2022 here.](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=FireGiant.FireGiantHeatWaveDev17)
-- [Download HeatWave for Visual Studio 2019 here.](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=FireGiant.FireGiantHeatWaveDev16)
+- [Download HeatWave for Visual Studio 2026 and 2022 here.](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=FireGiant.FireGiantHeatWaveDev17)
 
 Double-click the downloaded .vsix file to install HeatWave.
 
diff --git a/src/content/docs/index.mdx b/src/content/docs/index.mdx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { Card, CardGrid } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
 <CardGrid>
   <Card title="HeatWave" icon="seti:css">
     Seamless Visual Studio integration for your WiX projects.
-    Visual Studio 2022 and 2019 supported.
+    Visual Studio 2026 and 2022 supported.
 
     [Read more about HeatWave](https://www.firegiant.com/heatwave/)
 
diff --git a/src/content/docs/wix/tools/msbuild.md b/src/content/docs/wix/tools/msbuild.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: MSBuild
 WiX is available as an MSBuild SDK. SDK-style projects have smart defaults that make for simple .wixproj project authoring. For example, here's a minimal .wixproj that builds an MSI from the .wxs source files in the project directory:
 
 ```xml
-<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/6.0.2">
+<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/7.0.0">
 </Project>
 ```
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ You can then reference `MyProductNameProperty`, for example, in other properties
 To make property values available as preprocessor variables in your WiX authoring, add them to the `DefineConstants` property. For example:
 
 ```xml
-<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/6.0.2">
+<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/7.0.0">
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
      <DefineConstants>MyProductNameProperty=$(MyProductNameProperty);</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/content/docs/wix/tools/wixexe.md b/src/content/docs/wix/tools/wixexe.md
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Manage the extension cache. Extensions are referenced by:
 - `id` (uses the latest available version)
 
 :::note
-When omitting `version`, `wix extension` commands could choose a version of an extension that is incompatible with the version of WiX you're running. Use a specific version to avoid that scenario. For example: `wix extension add WixToolset.Util.wixext/6.0.2`
+When omitting `version`, `wix extension` commands could choose a version of an extension that is incompatible with the version of WiX you're running. Use a specific version to avoid that scenario. For example: `wix extension add WixToolset.Util.wixext/7.0.0`
 :::
 
 | Subcommand | Description |
diff --git a/src/content/docs/wix/using-wix.md b/src/content/docs/wix/using-wix.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SDK-style projects have smart defaults that make for simple .wixproj project aut
 For example, here's a minimal .wixproj that builds an MSI from the .wxs source files in the project directory:
 
 ```xml
-<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/6.0.2">
+<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/7.0.0">
 </Project>
 ```
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ For example, here's a minimal .wixproj that builds an MSI from the .wxs source f
 To update your .wixproj MSBuild projects from previous WiX releases, update the `Project` element's `Sdk` attribute:
 
 ```xml
-<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/6.0.2">
+<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/7.0.0">
 ```
 
 For `PackageReference`s to WiX extensions, update their `Version` attribute. For example:
diff --git a/src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/index.md b/src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/index.md
@@ -4,9 +4,22 @@ sidebar:
   order: 2
 ---
 
+## Get the latest version of WiX
+
+- [WiX MSBuild SDK](https://www.nuget.org/packages/WixToolset.Sdk)
+- [.NET command-line tool](https://www.nuget.org/packages/wix)
+- [GitHub release](https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix/releases/tag/v7.0.0)
+
+
 ## What's new in WiX v7
 
-WiX v7.0.0-rc.2 is available. See [the release notes](/wix/whatsnew/releasenotes/#wix-v7) for details about this prerelease.
+WiX v7 continues our annual release cadence, first introduced with WiX v4 way back in 2023. This release contains a normal number of features and fixes but the highlights are:
+
+- Burn now supports dual-purpose MSI packages in bundles, which lets a user choose to install a bundle per-user or per-machine at install time.
+- WiX v7 adopts the OSMF EULA v1.1 that avoids requiring a fee until you make at least US$10,000 a year from your projects that use WiX and requires explicit acceptance of the EULA.
+- Extra-long paths (i.e., paths longer than 260 characters) are now generally supported for locating payloads in packages.
+
+See [the release notes](/wix/whatsnew/releasenotes/#wix-v7) for details about this release.
 
 
 ## What's new in WiX v6
diff --git a/src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/releasenotes.md b/src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/releasenotes.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ sidebar:
 
 ## WiX v7
 
+- WiX v7.0.0 was published 6-Apr-2026.
 - WiX v7.0.0-rc.2 was published 5-Mar-2026.
 - WiX v7.0.0-rc.1 was published 6-Feb-2026.
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ WiX v7 continues our three-year-old tradition of shipping releases annually and
 - Make WixUI_Advanced handle 64-bit installation directories. (Issue [2165](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/2165))
 - Add `ProductSearch/@Result='exists'` to Burn searches. (Issue [9079](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9079))
 
+
 ## WiX v6
 
 WiX v6 is the second annual release since WiX v4. WiX v6 continues in the tradition of being intentionally highly compatible with its predecessor WiX v5&mdash;and by the transitive property of backward compatibility, with WiX v4 too. WiX v6 contains a number of fixes and enhancements of existing features, including those newly introduced in WiX v5. Notable examples include:
@@ -55,15 +57,15 @@ WiX v6 is the second annual release since WiX v4. WiX v6 continues in the tradit
 Get started with an SDK-style .wixproj project:
 
 ```xml
-<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/6.0.2">
+<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/7.0.0">
 </Project>
 ```
 
 and simple package code in a .wxs file:
 
 ```xml
 <Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
-    <Package Id="Acme.HelloWorld" Name="HelloWorld" Version="6.0.0" Manufacturer="Acme">
+    <Package Id="Acme.HelloWorld" Name="HelloWorld" Version="7.0.0" Manufacturer="Acme">
         <Files Include="*" />
     </Package>
 </Wix>
