diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8fcb52d..418dada 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 ChangeLog :
 ===========
 
+2014/10/18 : 1.5.6
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: systemd: set KillMode to 'mixed'
+    - MINOR: systemd: Check configuration before start
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: config: avoid skipping disabled proxies
+    - BUG/MINOR: config: do not accept more track-sc than configured
+    - BUG/MEDIUM: backend: fix URI hash when a query string is present
+
 2014/10/08 : 1.5.5
     - DOC: Address issue where documentation is excluded due to a gitignore rule.
     - MEDIUM: Improve signal handling in systemd wrapper.
diff --git a/README b/README
index 4f3909a..d111b43 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
                          ----------------------
                              HAProxy how-to
                          ----------------------
-                             version 1.5.4
+                             version 1.5.6
                              willy tarreau
-                               2014/09/02
+                               2014/10/18
 
 
 1) How to build it
diff --git a/VERDATE b/VERDATE
index 3442495..4fa775a 100644
--- a/VERDATE
+++ b/VERDATE
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 $Format:%ci$
-2014/10/07
+2014/10/18
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9075be4..eac1e0a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.5
+1.5.6
diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 98909ab..d288758 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
                                 HAProxy
                           Configuration Manual
                          ----------------------
-                             version 1.5.4
+                             version 1.5.6
                              willy tarreau
-                              2014/09/02
+                              2014/10/18
 
 
 This document covers the configuration language as implemented in the version
diff --git a/examples/haproxy.spec b/examples/haproxy.spec
index f59c45f..df6169e 100644
--- a/examples/haproxy.spec
+++ b/examples/haproxy.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: HA-Proxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments
 Name: haproxy
-Version: 1.5.5
+Version: 1.5.6
 Release: 1
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
 %attr(0755,root,root) %config %{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Oct 18 2014 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
+- updated to 1.5.6
+
 * Wed Oct  8 2014 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
 - updated to 1.5.5