diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34855f43e38..f719718dea1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# 1.5.6 (2024-07-23)
+
+Only Docker images are updated in this release. The daemon remains at version 1.5.0.
+
+The following Docker images were updated because their base images changed:
+* azureiotedge-agent
+* azureiotedge-hub
+* azureiotedge-simulated-temperature-sensor
+* azureiotedge-diagnostics (remains at version 1.5.0 to match the daemon)
+
 # 1.5.5 (2024-07-06)
 
 Only Docker images are updated in this release. The daemon remains at version 1.5.0.
diff --git a/versionInfo.json b/versionInfo.json
index 7d378900b68..8b1f187276a 100644
--- a/versionInfo.json
+++ b/versionInfo.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.5.5",
+  "version": "1.5.6",
   "build": "BUILDNUMBER",
   "commit": "COMMITID"
 }