diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e15c928f..abfadf90 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ enable_testing()
 
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 4)
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 55)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 56)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
 set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYING")
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 40f7d82b..cea63d11 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ except NameError:
 	string_types = str
 
 package = 'lighttpd'
-version = '1.4.55'
+version = '1.4.56'
 
 underscorify_reg = re.compile('[^A-Z0-9]')
 def underscorify(id):
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dbddfb93..b219c8b7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl - if an argument uses more than one line and is not a single
 dnl   function call, the argument should be on different lines than the
 dnl   wrapping braces
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
-AC_INIT([lighttpd], [1.4.55], [contact@lighttpd.net])
+AC_INIT([lighttpd], [1.4.56], [contact@lighttpd.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/server.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e35119c6..de950f01 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('lighttpd', 'c', version: '1.4.55', default_options : ['c_std=c11'])
+project('lighttpd', 'c', version: '1.4.56', default_options : ['c_std=c11'])
 
 subdir('src')
 subdir('tests')