Using composer you can specify the version you want easily by running
composer create-project laravel/laravel="5.1.*" myProject
Using the 5.1.* will ensure that you get all the latest patches in the 5.1 branch.
Using composer you can specify the version you want easily by running
composer create-project laravel/laravel="5.1.*" myProject
Using the 5.1.* will ensure that you get all the latest patches in the 5.1 branch.