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+title: 2.6.1 Released
+layout: post
+author: Samuel Giddins
+author_email: segiddins@segiddins.me
+---
+
+RubyGems 2.6.1 includes bug fixes.
+
+To update to the latest RubyGems you can run:
+
+    gem update --system
+
+If you need to upgrade or downgrade please follow the [how to upgrade/downgrade
+RubyGems][upgrading] instructions.  To install RubyGems by hand see the
+[Download RubyGems][download] page.
+
+_Bug fixes:_
+
+* Ensure `default_path` and `home` are set for paths. Pull request #1513 by Aaron Patterson.
+* Restore but deprecate support for Array values on `Gem.paths=`. Pull request #1514 by Aaron Patterson.
+* Fix invalid gem file preventing gem install from working. Pull request #1499 by Luis Sagastume.
+
+
+SHA256 Checksums:
+
+* rubygems-2.6.1.tgz  
+  c9c4d1a8367a1c05bc568fa0eb5c830974d0f328dd73827cc129c0905aae1f4f
+* rubygems-2.6.1.zip  
+  2c1cc0fdfb13b1d70fd458c8904e135d30f8537ada80c4df5def727a6163819c
+* rubygems-update-2.6.1.gem  
+  51aea79ac9c87750ce56b74d6cbbb6f25ea901445a250b29e2bb36fab9f92848
+
+
+[download]: http://rubygems.org/pages/download
+[upgrading]: http://docs.seattlerb.org/rubygems/UPGRADING_rdoc.html
+