diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b38ae56f..acc978f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -519,6 +519,6 @@ Installing a symlink for launching `ko` with a light theme:
 
 ## General info
 
-* Version: 2.55.1
+* Version: 2.56.0
 * License: 3-clause BSD
 * Author: Alexander F. Rødseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>
diff --git a/o.1 b/o.1
index 5974d09c..f648cf25 100644
--- a/o.1
+++ b/o.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\"             -*-Nroff-*-
 .\"
-.TH "o" 1 "02 Aug 2022" "o" "User Commands"
+.TH "o" 1 "06 Sep 2022" "o" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 o \- an editor
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Middle-click pasting (instead of pasting with \fBctrl-v\fP) may have issues with
 .sp
 The smart indentation is not always smart.
 .SH VERSION
-2.55.1
+2.56.0
 .SH AUTHOR
 .B o
 was written by Alexander F. Rødseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>
diff --git a/v2/main.go b/v2/main.go
index 2ce4b39f..b182a768 100644
--- a/v2/main.go
+++ b/v2/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	versionString = "o 2.55.1"
+	versionString = "o 2.56.0"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index dcc74751..8cef7151 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # The current version goes here, as the default value
-VERSION=${1:-'2.55.1'}
+VERSION=${1:-'2.56.0'}
 
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
   echo "The current version is $VERSION, pass the new version as the first argument if you wish to change it"