---
layout: post
title: ESLint v5.6.1 released
teaser: "We just pushed ESLint v5.6.1, which is a patch release upgrade of ESLint. This release fixes several bugs found in the previous release."
image: release-notes-patch.png
tags:
  - release
  - patch
authors:
  - kaicataldo
categories:
  - Release Notes
---

## Bug Fixes


* [9b26bdb](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/9b26bdb) Fix: avoid exponential [require-atomic-updates](/docs/rules/require-atomic-updates) traversal (fixes [#10893](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10893)) ([#10894](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10894)) (Teddy Katz)
* [9432b10](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/9432b10) Fix: make separateRequires work in consecutive mode (fixes [#10784](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10784)) ([#10886](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10886)) (Pig Fang)
* [9d52541](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/9d52541) Fix: Remove duplicate error message on crash (fixes [#8964](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/8964)) ([#10865](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10865)) (Nicholas C. Zakas)




## Documentation


* [d3f3994](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/d3f3994) Docs: add information about reporting security issues ([#10889](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10889)) (Teddy Katz)
* [a6ebfd3](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/a6ebfd3) Docs: clarify defaultAssignment option, fix [no-unneeded-ternary](/docs/rules/no-unneeded-ternary) examples ([#10874](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10874)) (CoffeeTableEspresso)
* [4eb9a49](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/4eb9a49) Docs: Update [quotes](/docs/rules/quotes).md ([#10862](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10862)) (The Jared Wilcurt)
* [9159e9b](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/9159e9b) Docs: Update [complexity](/docs/rules/complexity).md ([#10867](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10867)) (Szymon Przybylski)
* [14f4e46](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/14f4e46) Docs: Use Linter instead of linter in Nodejs API page ([#10864](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10864)) (Nicholas C. Zakas)




## Dependency Upgrades


* [e51868d](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/e51868d) Upgrade: debug@4 (fixes [#10854](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10854)) ([#10887](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10887)) (薛定谔的猫)




## Build Related


* [cc458f4](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/cc458f4) Build: fix failing tests on master ([#10890](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10890)) (Teddy Katz)




## Chores


* [b3e3cb1](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/b3e3cb1) Chore: Update debug log name to match filename ([#10863](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/10863)) (Nicholas C. Zakas)
