# Slicer 5.6.2: Summary, Highlights, and Changelog

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-6-2-summary-highlights-and-changelog/35443>\
**Category:** Release Notes\
**Created:** [April 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-6-2-summary-highlights-and-changelog/35443 "2024-04-11T15:25:32Z")\
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# Table of Contents

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

# Summary

Slicer 5.6.2 is a patch release published in April 2024, 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 releases, please also refer to the [Slicer 5.6](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-6-summary-highlights-and-changelog/33140) and [Slicer 5.6.1](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-6-1-summary-highlights-and-changelog/33371) release notes.

_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

- [Fixes](#heading--fixes)
- [Dependencies](#heading--dependencies)
- [Documentation](#heading--documentation)
- [Build-system](#heading--build-system)

## Fixes

- Fix unrelated matrix elements overwritten in transform editor ([PR-7681](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7681))
- Improve surface smoothing accuracy in segmentations ([PR-7682](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7682))

## Dependencies

- Update VTK backporting SlicerVirtualReality extension specific changes ([PR-7677](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7677))

## Documentation

- Add example script for resampling segmentation to higher resolution ([PR-7606](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7606))
- Clarify when local build is needed for extension development ([PR-7678](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7678))
- Refine Language in `coordinate_systems.md` ([PR-7680](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7680))

## Build-system

- Fix macOS extension packaging updating VTK9 python modules fixup rules ([PR-7679](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/7679))

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