diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a4b8664c7..ad0b0c4ed 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## 2.11.0 / ???
 
+* Fix a bug where `:eval-in :nrepl` couldn't detect running repl. (Phil Hagelberg)
+* Fix a bug where `:eval-in :nrepl` would crash. (Marco Biscaro)
+* Fix a bug where files on test path could be visible during jar. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Fix an issue with `check` in namespaces that rely on AOT. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Fix a redundant confusing dependencies warning. (Phil Hagelberg)
 * Add `static-classpath` task for static analysis. (Phil Hagelberg)
diff --git a/leiningen-core/src/leiningen/core/eval.clj b/leiningen-core/src/leiningen/core/eval.clj
index 1f3071f51..0c2bb055c 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/src/leiningen/core/eval.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/src/leiningen/core/eval.clj
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 (defmethod eval-in :nrepl [project form]
   (require 'nrepl.core)
   (require 'nrepl.transport)
-  (let [port-file (io/file (:target-path project) "repl-port")
+  (let [port-file (io/file (:root project) ".nrepl-port")
         connect (resolve 'nrepl.core/connect)
         client (resolve 'nrepl.core/client)
         client-session (resolve 'nrepl.core/client-session)