diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm b/fhem/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm
index 72f6f6046..dce021230 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use vars qw($DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION);
 use vars qw(%UPDATE);
 
 $DISTRIB_ID="Fhem";
-$DISTRIB_RELEASE="5.5";
+$DISTRIB_RELEASE="5.6";
 $DISTRIB_BRANCH="DEVELOPMENT";
 $DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="$DISTRIB_ID $DISTRIB_RELEASE ($DISTRIB_BRANCH)";