Merge pull request #1122 from nunit/adapter601

Release notes for adapter 6.0.1

Author: OsirisTerje

docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-Engine-Compatibility.md

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 | Adapter version | Embedded engine version |
 | --------------- | ----------------------- |
+| 6.0.1           | 3.21.1                  |
 | 6.0.0           | 3.21.0                  |
 | 5.2.0           | 3.18.1                  |
 | 5.1.0           | 3.18.1                  |

docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/AdapterV4-Release-Notes.md

@@ -7,6 +7,71 @@ uid: adapterreleasenotes
 
 # Adapter Release Notes
 
+## NUnit3 Test Adapter for Visual Studio and Dotnet - Version 6.0.1 - December 20, 2025
+
+This is a hotfix release for version 6.0.0 to handle issues related to loading assemblies.
+Go here for a [detailed overview](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1376),
+with links to all related issues.
+
+The fixes is mainly in the NUnit.Engine, so this release embeds NUnit.Engine version 3.21.1.
+
+The following adapter issues have been fixed.
+
+* [1382](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1382) NU1109 after update to v6.0.0 when using CPM with transitive pinning enabled (Net8 SDK).
+* [1374](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1374) System.Diagnostics.Trace.Assert crashes the test process after updating to NUnit3TestAdapter 6.0.0.
+* [1372](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1372) `SocketException` ("can't assign requested address") when starting child process on 6.0.0.
+* [1371](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1371) V6 - assembly loading issue.
+* [1367](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1367) V10 of Microsoft.* nugets makes it more difficult to support older nugets and runtime.
+
+The fixes in the adapter is for these three issues:
+
+* [1797](https://github.com/nunit/nunit-console/issues/1797) Issue with assembly load context changes in NUnit3TestAdapter v6 & Microsoft.Build.dll dynamic loading
+* [1796](https://github.com/nunit/nunit-console/issues/1796) Assembly load logic changes in v6
+* [1795](https://github.com/nunit/nunit-console/issues/1795) :test_tube: Assembly loading move to AssemblyLoadContext for net8 and higher
+
+### Acknowledgements
+
+We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this release
+by reporting bugs, suggesting enhancements, and providing valuable feedback.
+Your efforts help make NUnit better for the entire community.
+
+A special thank you to the following reporters for identifying the issues:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/bvst">Bjorn-Vegard Thoresen</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/DaRosenberg">Daniel Rosenberg</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/fschmied">Fabian Schmied</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/perclausen">Per Clausen</a></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/SimonCropp">Simon Cropp</a></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+and to the commenters who engaged in discussions and offered further insights:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/CharliePoole">CharliePoole</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/cjbush">Chris Bush</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/DaRosenberg">Daniel Rosenberg</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/fschmied">Fabian Schmied</a></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/manfred-brands">Manfred Brands</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/perclausen">Per Clausen</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/peter-nguyen-contemi">Peter Nguyen</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/PhilippNaused">Philipp Naused</a></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/NightOwl888">Shad Storhaug</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/SimonCropp">Simon Cropp</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/OsirisTerje">Terje Sandstrom</a></td>
+<td><a href="https://github.com/tonygambone">Tony Gambone</a></td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
 ## NUnit3 Test Adapter for Visual Studio and Dotnet - Version 6.0.0 - December 6, 2025
 
 This version supports MTP version 2.  Further the lowest .net version is .net 8.0, so netcore 3.1 is no longer supported.