diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfe5b1c..6ef2af3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ diffstat-1.50.tgz
 diffstat-1.51.tgz
 /diffstat-1.54.tgz
 /diffstat-1.55.tgz
+/diffstat-1.56.tgz
diff --git a/diffstat-1.56.tgz.asc b/diffstat-1.56.tgz.asc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5739340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diffstat-1.56.tgz.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
+Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux)
+Comment: See http://invisible-island.net/public/public.html for info
+
+iEYEABECAAYFAlEZnXYACgkQcCNT4Pfkjtth4gCdECTHWMdti2ymoLpPz2euzwMb
+uGcAoLd5n1QDUi17SIpGbTv1D1b+8WVn
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diff --git a/diffstat-help.patch b/diffstat-help.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 67fbb7b..0000000
--- a/diffstat-help.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff -up diffstat-1.55/diffstat.c.help diffstat-1.55/diffstat.c
---- diffstat-1.55/diffstat.c.help	2012-08-29 17:23:50.647274864 +0100
-+++ diffstat-1.55/diffstat.c	2012-08-29 17:26:38.089877925 +0100
-@@ -2190,7 +2190,9 @@ usage(FILE *fp)
- 	"If no filename is given on the command line, reads from standard input.",
- 	"",
- 	"Options:",
-+	"  -b      ignore lines matching \"Binary files XXX and YYY differ\"",
- 	"  -c      prefix each line with comment (#)",
-+	"  -C      add SGR color escape sequences to highlight the histogram",
- #if OPT_TRACE
- 	"  -d      debug - prints a lot of information",
- #endif
-@@ -2208,6 +2210,7 @@ usage(FILE *fp)
- 	"  -q      suppress the \"0 files changed\" message for empty diffs",
- 	"  -r NUM  specify rounding for histogram (0=none, 1=simple, 2=adjusted)",
- 	"  -R      assume patch was created with old and new files swapped",
-+	"  -s      show only the summary line",
- 	"  -S PATH specify location of original files, use for unchanged-count",
- 	"  -t      print a table (comma-separated-values) rather than histogram",
- 	"  -u      do not sort the input list",
diff --git a/diffstat.spec b/diffstat.spec
index 8535adc..f4f6497 100644
--- a/diffstat.spec
+++ b/diffstat.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 Summary: A utility which provides statistics based on the output of diff
 Name: diffstat
-Version: 1.55
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Version: 1.56
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Group: Development/Tools
 License: MIT
 URL: http://invisible-island.net/diffstat
 Source0: ftp://invisible-island.net/diffstat/%{name}-%{version}.tgz
 # Taken from diffstat.c.
 Source1: COPYING
-Patch1: diffstat-help.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: xz
 
@@ -24,9 +23,6 @@ diff command's output.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
-# Make the --help output consistent with the man page (bug #852770).
-%patch1 -p1 -b .help
-
 %build
 %configure
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
@@ -49,6 +45,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 13 2013 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> - 1.56-1
+- 1.56 (bug #910255).
+
 * Wed Sep 19 2012 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> - 1.55-4
 - Run 'make check'.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index f4a1740..3b7272b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-630d5278f1cd874dc3cc68cff3fddecf  diffstat-1.55.tgz
+3841a3831122674865d41be39d27052f  diffstat-1.56.tgz