# CiviCRM 5.6.1
Released October 23, 2018
- **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
- **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
- **[Credits](#credits)**
- **[Feedback](#feedback)**
## 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** |
## Bugs resolved
### Core CiviCRM
- **[dev/core#428](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/428) Fatal error in
Activity Details report when Sorting uses Section Header
([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))**
- **[dev/core#396](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/396) date ranges are
lost when creating smart groups
([12909](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12909))**
### CiviMail
- **[dev/core#421](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/421) Creating a new
message template from within CiviMail interface requires both edit user
workflow templates and edit system workflow templates as well as edit message
templates ([12896](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12896))**
- **[dev/core#448](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/issues/448) When creating a
CiviCRM Mailing including a Smart Group, All contacts met by the criteria of
the smart group are added. There is no check performed to make sure that
contacts removed from the smart group aren't included
([12962](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12962))**
### Joomla Integration
- **Fixed Joomla menu z-index regression
([12952](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/12952))**
## 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
## Feedback
These release notes are edited by Tim Otten and Andie Hunt. If you'd like to
provide feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and
contact `@agh1`.