diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 35ebf4e9..2e053061 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ Wand Changelog
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
+.. _changelog-0.5.6:
+
+Version 0.5.6
+-------------
+
+Unreleased.
+
+
 .. _changelog-0.5.5:
 
 Version 0.5.5
diff --git a/wand/version.py b/wand/version.py
index 94c435e5..554fb37d 100644
--- a/wand/version.py
+++ b/wand/version.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionchanged:: 0.1.9
 #:    Becomes :class:`tuple`.  (It was string before.)
-VERSION_INFO = (0, 5, 5)
+VERSION_INFO = (0, 5, 6)
 
 #: (:class:`basestring`) The version string e.g. ``'0.1.2'``.
 #: