diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 812fb30..60f3874 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-git-1.5.5.3.tar.bz2
+git-1.5.6.tar.bz2
diff --git a/git.spec b/git.spec
index 1412f64..6fc6567 100644
--- a/git.spec
+++ b/git.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Pass --without docs to rpmbuild if you don't want the documentation
 Name: 		git
-Version: 	1.5.5.3
-Release: 	2%{?dist}
+Version: 	1.5.6
+Release: 	1%{?dist}
 Summary:  	Core git tools
 License: 	GPLv2
 Group: 		Development/Tools
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 # No files for you!
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 19 2008 James Bowes <jbowes@redhat.com> 1.5.6-1
+- git-1.5.6
+
 * Tue Jun  3 2008 Stepan Kasal <skasal@redhat.com> 1.5.5.3-2
 - use tar.bz2 instead of tar.gz
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 593658f..5722e82 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-022ce5772b900243ef5d289deb7a3667  git-1.5.5.3.tar.bz2
+76c4efaaa5470a5385e22d99349a97b3  git-1.5.6.tar.bz2