It includes one backport: matplotlib 3.3.x support. See PR 2754 and the initial bug report at 2752 . 

For release notes, see https://yt-project.org/doc/reference/changelog.html#version-3-6-1.

Binaries for yt 3.6.1 are available via pip and conda. If you installed via the install script or use conda to manage your python installation, you can update yt via:

$ conda update -c conda-forge yt

And via pip if you manage your python installation with pip:

$ pip install -U yt

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or run into any trouble updating please don’t hesitate to send a message to the mailing list or stop by our Slack workspace.