diff --git a/docs/articles/nunit/writing-tests/attributes/explicit.md b/docs/articles/nunit/writing-tests/attributes/explicit.md
index 7f9ab8254..ac41bd85c 100644
--- a/docs/articles/nunit/writing-tests/attributes/explicit.md
+++ b/docs/articles/nunit/writing-tests/attributes/explicit.md
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ included, the test is a non-explicit testrun, and all explicit tests will be ign
can be empty, or even have a false Assume statement, which will make the test be inconclusive, thus not part of your
results."*
+## TRICK
+
+If you want to ensure NO Explicit tests are being run, e.g. a CI build, you can change the ExplicitMode to None.
+You can do this either in a .runsettings file, or as a command line parameter
+
+```cmd
+dotnet test -- NUnit.ExplicitMode=None
+```
+
+(From version 5.2.0)
+
## Test Fixture Syntax
C#:
diff --git a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-Engine-Compatibility.md b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-Engine-Compatibility.md
index 43697d6b3..75ad11e6f 100644
--- a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-Engine-Compatibility.md
+++ b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-Engine-Compatibility.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ post.
| Adapter version | Embedded engine version |
| --------------- | ----------------------- |
+| 5.2.0 | 3.18.1 |
+| 5.1.0 | 3.18.1 |
| 5.0.0 | 3.18.1 |
| 4.6.0 | 3.18.1 |
| 4.5.0 | 3.15.4 |
diff --git a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-License.md b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-License.md
index 0532d7533..14e566240 100644
--- a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-License.md
+++ b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Adapter-License.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
## MIT License
-Copyright (c) 2011-2021 Charlie Poole, 2014-2023 Terje Sandstrom
+Copyright (c) 2011-2021 Charlie Poole, 2014-2025 Terje Sandstrom
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/AdapterV4-Release-Notes.md b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/AdapterV4-Release-Notes.md
index ee27da230..ba778146f 100644
--- a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/AdapterV4-Release-Notes.md
+++ b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/AdapterV4-Release-Notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,50 @@ uid: adapterreleasenotes
# Adapter Release Notes
+## NUnit3 Test Adapter for Visual Studio and Dotnet - Version 5.2.0 - October 6, 2025
+
+There are 2 issues fixed in this release.
+
+In addition, the MTP version have been updated to 1.9.0.
+
+### Enhancements
+
+* [1111](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1111) New Mode that completely excludes explicit tests. Thanks to NUnit Team member [Terje Sandstrom](https://github.com/OsirisTerje) for [PR 1323](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/pull/1323)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* [1292](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/issues/1292) (Apparently) inconsistent version requirements of Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.VSTestBridge and Microsoft.Testing.Platform.MSBuild. Thanks to NUnit Team member [Terje Sandstrom](https://github.com/OsirisTerje) for [PR 1296](https://github.com/nunit/nunit3-vs-adapter/pull/1296)
+
+### 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 issues:
+
+
+
+and to the commenters who engaged in discussions and offered further insights:
+
+
+
## NUnit3 Test Adapter for Visual Studio and Dotnet - Version 5.1.0 - August 6, 2025
There are 10 issues fixed in this release.
diff --git a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Tips-And-Tricks.md b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Tips-And-Tricks.md
index daebc957e..29241ea16 100644
--- a/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Tips-And-Tricks.md
+++ b/docs/articles/vs-test-adapter/Tips-And-Tricks.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Certain NUnit Test Adapter settings are configurable using a .runsettings file.
| [NewOutputXmlFileForEachRun](#newoutputxmlfileforeachrun) | bool | Creates a new file for each test run | false |
| [IncludeStackTraceForSuites](#includestacktraceforsuites) | bool | Includes stack trace for failures in suites, like exceptions in OneTimeSetup and OneTimeTearDown | true |
| [IncludeStackTrace](#includestacktrace) | bool | Includes stack trace for all failures | true |
-| [ExplicitMode](#explicitmode) | enum | Changes handling of explicit tests, options are `Strict` or `Relaxed` | Strict |
+| [ExplicitMode](#explicitmode) | enum | Changes handling of explicit tests, options are `Strict`, `Relaxed` or `None` | Strict |
| [SkipExecutionWhenNoTests](#skipexecutionwhennotests) | bool | Skip execution if no tests are found | false |
| [AllowParallelWithDebugger](#allowparallelwithdebugger) | bool | Allow parallel execution when debugger is attached | false |
| [ThrowOnEachFailureUnderDebugger](#throwoneachfailureunderdebugger) | bool | | false |
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ This is default true. If turned off (false) it will stop outputting any stacktr
#### ExplicitMode
-This setting can be either ```Strict``` or ```Relaxed```. The default is ```Strict```, which means that ```Explicit```
+This setting can be either ```Strict```, ```Relaxed``` or ```None```. The default is ```Strict```, which means that ```Explicit```
tests can only be run with other Explicit tests, and not mixed with non-Explicit tests. The ```Relaxed``` mode is the
original NUnit mode, where if you select a category, a class or a set of tests, both explicit and non-explicit tests
will be run. From Visual Studio Test Explorer there are no longer (since VS2019) any way of separating between a
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ line tests, dependent upon how your tests are set up and run.
(From version 4.2.0)
+When using `None`, no explicit tests will be run at all. This can be useful for CI scenarios.
+
+(From version 5.2.0)
+
#### SkipExecutionWhenNoTests
If set, this setting will skip execution for an assembly if no tests are found during the pre-execution discovery phase.