5.6.1

Issues

• Tests: fail on merge-conflict markers in tracked files

  area/releasetests
  CaffeinatedCoder/EFCore.ComplexIndexes#195 · Filter by author CaffeinatedCoder opened on Oct 23, 2026 · 5.6.1

• Workflow comments describe the superseded release/10.x and net11 branch plan

  area/releasechore
  CaffeinatedCoder/EFCore.ComplexIndexes#180 · Filter by author CaffeinatedCoder opened on Oct 21, 2026 · 5.6.1

• After the cut, release/5.x's own changelogs and READMEs link main, and DocumentationLinkTests checks them against the 5.x tree

  area/releasedocumentation
  CaffeinatedCoder/EFCore.ComplexIndexes#161 · Filter by author CaffeinatedCoder opened on Oct 20, 2026 · 5.6.1
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• CI: run the lanes when an upstream input changes, not every night (.NET 11 roll-forward included)

  area/releasechore
  CaffeinatedCoder/EFCore.ComplexIndexes#137 · Filter by author CaffeinatedCoder opened on Oct 20, 2026 · 5.6.1

• chore: describe the branches as they are in the workflow comments

  area/releasechore
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  CaffeinatedCoder/EFCore.ComplexIndexes#181·CaffeinatedCoder opened Oct 21, 2026 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

• chore: pin SQLitePCLRaw 2.1.14 in the test project for CVE-2025-6965 (5.x)

  area/releasechoredependenciespackage/core
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  CaffeinatedCoder/EFCore.ComplexIndexes#204·CaffeinatedCoder opened Oct 28, 2026 · Updated Oct 28, 2026