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-<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md#9.6.0">9.6.0</a></b><br/>
+<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md#9.6.1">9.6.1</a></b><br/>
+<a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md#9.6.0">9.6.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md#9.5.0">9.5.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md#9.4.0">9.4.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V9.md#9.3.0">9.3.0</a><br/>
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+<a href="#9.6.1">9.6.1</a><br/>
 <a href="#9.6.0">9.6.0</a><br/>
 <a href="#9.5.0">9.5.0</a><br/>
 <a href="#9.4.0">9.4.0</a><br/>
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   * [io.js](CHANGELOG_IOJS.md)
   * [Archive](CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md)
 
+<a id="9.6.1"></a>
+## 2018-02-22, Version 9.6.1 (Current), @MylesBorins
+
+This is a special release to fix potentially Semver-Major regression that was released in v9.6.0
+
+### Notable Changes
+
+* **events**:
+  - `events.usingDomains` being set to `false` by default was removed in 9.6.0 which was a change in behavior compares to 9.5.0. This behavior change has been reverted and the `events` object now has `usingDomains` preset to `false`, which is the behavior in 9.x prior to 9.6.0 (Myles Borins) [#18944](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18944)
+
+### Commits
+
+* [[`761caec379`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/761caec379)] - **events**: preset `usingDomains` to false (Myles Borins) [#18944](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/18944)
+
 <a id="9.6.0"></a>
 ## 2018-02-22, Version 9.6.0 (Current), @MylesBorins