Drop support of PowerShell 3, 4, 6.2, and unsupported 7

README.md

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The example above also has an [annotated and production ready version here](docs
 
 ## Installation
 
-Pester runs on Windows, Linux, MacOS and anywhere else thanks to PowerShell. It is compatible with Windows PowerShell 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
+Pester runs on Windows, Linux, MacOS and anywhere else thanks to PowerShell. It is compatible with Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7.2 and newer.
 
 Pester 3 comes pre-installed with Windows 10, but we recommend updating, by running this PowerShell command _as administrator_:
 

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -127,50 +127,3 @@ stages:
               failTaskOnFailedTests: true
             condition: succeededOrFailed()
         timeoutInMinutes: 20
-      - job:
-        workspace:
-          clean: all
-        strategy:
-          matrix:
-            PS3:
-              agent: 'ps3'
-              pwsh: false
-            PS4:
-              agent: 'ps4'
-              pwsh: false
-            PS6_2:
-              agent: 'ps6'
-              pwsh: true
-        pool:
-          name: Default
-          demands:
-            - agent.name -equals $(agent)
-        steps:
-          - checkout: none
-          - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
-            inputs:
-              buildType: 'current'
-              artifactName: 'all'
-              targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
-          - task: PowerShell@2
-            displayName: 'Test Pester'
-            inputs:
-              targetType: 'inline'
-              pwsh: $(pwsh)
-              script: |
-                & ./test.ps1 -CI -PassThru -NoBuild
-              workingDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
-          - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@1
-            inputs:
-              codeCoverageTool: 'JaCoCo'
-              summaryFileLocation: 'coverage.xml'
-              pathToSources: 'src/'
-              failIfCoverageEmpty: false
-            condition: succeededOrFailed()
-          - task: PublishTestResults@2
-            inputs:
-              testResultsFormat: 'NUnit'
-              testResultsFiles: 'testResults.xml'
-              failTaskOnFailedTests: true
-            condition: succeededOrFailed()
-        timeoutInMinutes: 20

src/Pester.psd1

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     RootModule        = 'Pester.psm1'
 
     # Version number of this module.
-    ModuleVersion     = '5.5.0'
+    ModuleVersion     = '5.6.0'
 
     # ID used to uniquely identify this module
     GUID              = 'a699dea5-2c73-4616-a270-1f7abb777e71'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     Description       = 'Pester provides a framework for running BDD style Tests to execute and validate PowerShell commands inside of PowerShell and offers a powerful set of Mocking Functions that allow tests to mimic and mock the functionality of any command inside of a piece of PowerShell code being tested. Pester tests can execute any command or script that is accessible to a pester test file. This can include functions, Cmdlets, Modules and scripts. Pester can be run in ad hoc style in a console or it can be integrated into the Build scripts of a Continuous Integration system.'
 
     # Minimum version of the Windows PowerShell engine required by this module
-    PowerShellVersion = '3.0'
+    PowerShellVersion = '5.1'
 
     # Type files (.ps1xml) to be loaded when importing this module
     TypesToProcess    = @()
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
         'New-PesterContainer'
         'New-PesterConfiguration'
 
+
+
         # legacy
         'Assert-VerifiableMock'
         'Assert-MockCalled'
@@ -116,14 +118,14 @@
             LicenseUri   = "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"
 
             # Release notes for this particular version of the module
-            ReleaseNotes = 'https://github.com/pester/Pester/releases/tag/5.5.0'
+            ReleaseNotes = 'https://github.com/pester/Pester/releases/tag/5.6.0'
 
             # Prerelease string of this module
             Prerelease   = ''
         }
 
         # Minimum assembly version required
-        RequiredAssemblyVersion = '5.5.0'
+        RequiredAssemblyVersion = '5.6.0'
     }
 
     # HelpInfo URI of this module