From fe811ba90cff1fe126e9dc6bb03792c495197584 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Snehil Kishore <snehil.kishore@okta.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 11:48:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Release 5.6.1

---
 .version     | 2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md | 6 ++++++
 wpAuth0.php  | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 1bc788d3b..b7c75422b 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.6.0
+5.6.1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4160835c..96f8d652c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [5.6.1](https://github.com/auth0/wp-auth0/tree/5.6.1) (2026-05-05)
+
+### Fixed
+
+-   fix: Enforce allow_fallback setting during authentication ([kishore7snehil](https://github.com/kishore7snehil))
+
 ## [5.6.0](https://github.com/auth0/wp-auth0/tree/5.6.0) (2026-04-01)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/wpAuth0.php b/wpAuth0.php
index 35276b736..184b9e172 100644
--- a/wpAuth0.php
+++ b/wpAuth0.php
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Auth0
  * Plugin URL:        https://github.com/auth0/wordpress
  * Description:       Supercharge your WordPress website with Auth0. Improve account security, add support for multifactor, enable social, passwordless and enterprise connections, and much more.
- * Version:           5.6.0
+ * Version:           5.6.1
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Tested up to:      6.5.3
- * Stable tag:        5.6.0
+ * Stable tag:        5.6.1
  * Requires PHP:      8.1
  * Author:            Auth0
  * Author URI:        https://auth0.com
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 use Auth0\SDK\Auth0 as Sdk;
 use Auth0\SDK\Configuration\SdkConfiguration as Configuration;
 
-define('WP_AUTH0_VERSION', '5.6.0');
+define('WP_AUTH0_VERSION', '5.6.1');
 
 // Require loading through WordPress
 if (! defined('ABSPATH')) {