diff --git a/LATEST.VER b/LATEST.VER
index 179d3054..87279097 100644
--- a/LATEST.VER
+++ b/LATEST.VER
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.55
+0.56
diff --git a/mac/version.r b/mac/version.r
index e175cb83..b0d34a90 100644
--- a/mac/version.r
+++ b/mac/version.r
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Current PuTTY version number.  Minor is in BCD
  */
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0x00
-#define VERSION_MINOR 0x55
+#define VERSION_MINOR 0x56
 
 resource 'vers' (1, purgeable) {
 #ifdef RELEASE
diff --git a/putty.iss b/putty.iss
index 3f0099b9..c59eb16b 100644
--- a/putty.iss
+++ b/putty.iss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 [Setup]
 AppName=PuTTY
-AppVerName=PuTTY version 0.55
+AppVerName=PuTTY version 0.56
 DefaultDirName={pf}\PuTTY
 DefaultGroupName=PuTTY
 UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\putty.exe