# Slicer 5.6.1: Summary, Highlights, and Changelog

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-6-1-summary-highlights-and-changelog/33371
**Category:** Release Notes
**Created:** [December 12, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-6-1-summary-highlights-and-changelog/33371 "2023-12-12T20:41:13Z")
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# Table of Contents

- [Summary](#heading--summary)
- [Changelog](#heading--changelog)

# Summary

Slicer 5.6.1 is a patch release published in December 2023, aimed at addressing various issues reported by the community and providing bug fixes, enhancements, and improvements.

For more details and a comprehensive list of changes, enhancements, and highlights in the Slicer 5.6 release, please also refer to the [Slicer 5.6 release notes](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-6-summary-highlights-and-changelog/33140).

_Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use (clinical users must obtain the necessary ethics or regulatory approvals)._

# Changelog

- [Improvements](#heading--improvements)
- [Fixes](#heading--fixes)
- [Build-system](#heading--build-system)
- [Dependencies](#heading--dependencies)

## Improvements

- Disable pip version check ([PR-7466](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7466))
- Streamline Endoscopy UX by removing the “Use this curve” button ([PR-7462](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7462))
- Make Tables module translatable ([PR-7459](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7459))

## Fixes

- Restore maximization of view on a double-click event ([PR-7463](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7463))
- Fix loading of sequence nodes ([PR-7469](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7469))
- Fix vtkQtTranslator leak on quick exit ([PR-7465](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7465))
- Fix temporary folder containing special characters ([PR-7460](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7460))
- Workaround for Slicer hang on `scipy.linalg` import on Windows 11 ([PR-7468](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7468))
- Fix scripted loadable module importing wrapped classes ([PR-7464](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7464))

## Dependencies

- Update VTK to fix `vtkSMPToolsAPI` static initialization order issue ([PR-7467](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7467))

## Build-system

- Update GitHub CI workflow to be release-specific ([PR-7461](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7461))