diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 7d02dd7..64a65d5 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-libguestfs-1.0.55.tar.gz
+libguestfs-1.0.56.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index cfb6d83..428147c 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Summary:     Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:        libguestfs
-Version:     1.0.55
+Version:     1.0.56
 Release:     1%{?dist}
 License:     LGPLv2+
 Group:       Development/Libraries
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul  7 2009 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.0.56-1
+- New upstream release 1.0.56.
+
 * Thu Jul  2 2009 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.0.55-1
 - New upstream release 1.0.55.
 - New manual page libguestfs(3).
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index cc288c5..8b1f7d9 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-55a8f8e119064497956d5ed06ef54dee  libguestfs-1.0.55.tar.gz
+307571211e97e50f0754f5812c12ead4  libguestfs-1.0.56.tar.gz