---
title: "JMeter 5.6.2 Release Notes"
description: "Apache JMeter 5.6.2 release notes with 1 bug fixes, plus upgrade notes from the official changelog."
url: https://docs.jmeter.ai/releases/5-6-2/
lastUpdated: 2026-10-01
source: docs.jmeter.ai
---

# JMeter 5.6.2 Release Notes

> **About these release notes**
> This page lists every documented change shipped in Apache JMeter 5.6.2, generated from the official changelog. For download and upgrade guidance, see [Download JMeter](/reference/download-jmeter/).

## Change summary

| Section | Changes |
| --- | --- |
| Bug fixes | 1 |

## Bug fixes

#### General

- [PR#6042](https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/6042)[Issue#6041](https://github.com/apache/jmeter/issues/6041)Fix compatibility with Maven’s pom.xml parser by adding explicit versions for     `com.google.auto.service:auto-service-annotations` (regression since 5.6)

## Thanks

We thank all contributors mentioned in bug and improvement sections above:

We also thank bug reporters who helped us improve JMeter.

Apologies if we have omitted anyone else.

## Useful links

- [Download JMeter](/reference/download-jmeter/)
- [Getting started guide](/getting-started/get-started/)
- [All release notes](/releases/)
- [Current changes page](/user-manual/changes/)
- [History of previous changes](/user-manual/changes-history/)