diff --git a/Make.inc b/Make.inc
index f1c177d..fb2798d 100644
--- a/Make.inc
+++ b/Make.inc
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ default: all
 OS := $(shell uname)
 # Do not forget to bump SOMINOR when changing VERSION,
 # and SOMAJOR when breaking ABI in a backward-incompatible way
-VERSION = 0.5.5
+VERSION = 0.5.6
 SOMAJOR = 2
-SOMINOR = 4
+SOMINOR = 5
 DESTDIR =
 prefix = /usr/local
 bindir = $(prefix)/bin