# CiviCRM 5.6.1

Released 23 Oct 2018

- **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
- **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
- **[Credits](#credits)**
- **[Feedback](#feedback)**

## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis

| *Does this version...?*                                         |         |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------- |:-------:|
| Fix security vulnerabilities?                                   |   no    |
| Change the database schema?                                     |   no    |
| Alter the API?                                                  |   no    |
| Require attention to configuration options?                     |   no    |
| Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version?     |   no    |
| Introduce features?                                             |   no    |
| **Fix bugs?**                                                   | **yes** |

## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved

- **Fix regressions in activity-detail and contact-summary reports (Backport: [12963](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12963),
  [12915](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12915), [12967](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12967))**
- **Fix for Joomla menu alignment (Backport: [12952](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12952))**
- **Fix for manual date ranges in smart-groups (Backport: [12909](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12909))**
- **(dev/core#421) Fix for overzealous message-template permissioning (Backport: [12896](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12896))**
- **(dev/core#448) Fix for handling smart-group removals (Backport: [12962](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12962))**

## <a name="credits"></a>Credits

This release was developed by the following authors and reviewers:

Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton; Thomas Mannell; Progressive
Technology Project - Jamie McClelland; Pradeep Nayak; Nicol Wistreich;
Joinery - Allen Shaw; JMA Consulting - Monish Deb; Circle Interactive -
Martin Castle; Australian Greens - Seamus Lee; Agileware - Justin Freeman

## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback

These release notes are edited by Tim Otten and Andrew Hunt.  If you'd like to
provide feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and
contact `@agh1`.