diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a466e3..a251241 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ libguestfs-1.5.2.tar.gz
 libguestfs-1.5.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.5.4.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.5.5.tar.gz
+/libguestfs-1.5.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 0d87553..db70634 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.5.5
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Version:       1.5.6
+Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 Group:         Development/Libraries
 URL:           http://libguestfs.org/
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 27 2010 Richard Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.5.6-1
+- New upstream version 1.5.6.
+
 * Fri Aug 27 2010 Richard Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.5.5-2
 - Use bug-fixed febootstrap 2.9.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 247b02e..afa1c8c 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e068a68eb44cdbfb76d7d7caed76f0e6  libguestfs-1.5.5.tar.gz
+41f050bf42ff7752cdf26faffe90afd5  libguestfs-1.5.6.tar.gz