diff --git a/.changeset/happy-keys-allow.md b/.changeset/happy-keys-allow.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1d73d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-keys-allow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cartesi/sdk": patch
+---
+
+bump xgenext2fs to 1.5.6
diff --git a/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl b/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl
index 7a9f9d53..71c3245a 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/packages/sdk/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ target "default" {
     CARTESI_IMAGE_KERNEL_VERSION  = "0.19.1"
     DEVNET_VERSION                = "1.6.0"
     LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION          = "6.5.9-ctsi-1-v0.19.1"
-    XGENEXT2_VERSION              = "1.5.5"
+    XGENEXT2_VERSION              = "1.5.6"
   }
 }