diff --git a/aspnetcore/data/ef-rp/intro.md b/aspnetcore/data/ef-rp/intro.md
index aa620fd3e261..21191d78f486 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/data/ef-rp/intro.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/data/ef-rp/intro.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This is the first in a series of tutorials that show how to use Entity Framework
 
 # [Visual Studio](#tab/visual-studio)
 
-[!INCLUDE[VS prereqs](~/includes/net-prereqs-vs-6.0.md)]
+[!INCLUDE[VS prereqs](~/includes/net-prereqs-vs-latest.md)]
 
 ### Database engines
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ This is the first in a series of tutorials that show how to use Entity Framework
 
 # [Visual Studio](#tab/visual-studio)
 
-[!INCLUDE[VS prereqs](~/includes/net-core-prereqs-vs-5.0.md)]
+[!INCLUDE[VS prereqs](~/includes/net-prereqs-vs-latest.md)]
 
 ### Database engines
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ The Visual Studio instructions use [SQL Server LocalDB](/sql/database-engine/con
 
 # [Visual Studio Code](#tab/visual-studio-code)
 
-[!INCLUDE[VS Code prereqs](~/includes/net-core-prereqs-vsc-5.0.md)]
+[!INCLUDE[VS Code prereqs](~/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-latest.md)]
 
 Consider downloading and installing a third-party tool for managing and viewing a SQLite database, such as [DB Browser for SQLite](https://sqlitebrowser.org/).
 
@@ -1073,11 +1073,11 @@ This is the first in a series of tutorials that show how to use Entity Framework
 
 # [Visual Studio](#tab/visual-studio)
 
-[!INCLUDE[VS prereqs](~/includes/net-core-prereqs-vs-3.0.md)]
+[!INCLUDE[VS prereqs](~/includes/net-prereqs-vs-latest.md)]
 
 # [Visual Studio Code](#tab/visual-studio-code)
 
-[!INCLUDE[VS Code prereqs](~/includes/net-core-prereqs-vsc-3.0.md)]
+[!INCLUDE[VS Code prereqs](~/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-latest.md)]
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/0-latest-SDK.md b/aspnetcore/includes/0-latest-SDK.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15762053ebb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/0-latest-SDK.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[Latest released .NET Core SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core)
diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-10-latest.md b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-10-latest.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11c7bf836918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-10-latest.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) with the **ASP.NET and web development** workload.
+
+  ![VS22 installer workloads](~/tutorials/min-web-api/_static/asp-net-web-dev.png)
diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-9.0.md b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-9.0.md
index 11c7bf836918..bd5e4160d33e 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-9.0.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-9.0.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<!-- use the include for articles that are not updated every release, like the data/ef articles -->
 * [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) with the **ASP.NET and web development** workload.
 
   ![VS22 installer workloads](~/tutorials/min-web-api/_static/asp-net-web-dev.png)
diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-latest.md b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-latest.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11c7bf836918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vs-latest.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) with the **ASP.NET and web development** workload.
+
+  ![VS22 installer workloads](~/tutorials/min-web-api/_static/asp-net-web-dev.png)
diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-10.0.md b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-10.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..888cf9d941df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-10.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+* [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)
+* [C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit)
+* [!INCLUDE [](~/includes/0-latest-SDK.md)]
+
+You can follow the Visual Studio Code instructions on macOS, Linux, or Windows. Changes may be required if you use an integrated development environment (IDE) other than Visual Studio Code.
diff --git a/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-latest.md b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-latest.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..888cf9d941df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aspnetcore/includes/net-prereqs-vsc-latest.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+* [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)
+* [C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit)
+* [!INCLUDE [](~/includes/0-latest-SDK.md)]
+
+You can follow the Visual Studio Code instructions on macOS, Linux, or Windows. Changes may be required if you use an integrated development environment (IDE) other than Visual Studio Code.