diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 1d93f56..5733342 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ ChangeLog
 
 All notable changes to the project are documented in this file.
 
-[v2.5.6][UNRELEASED]
---------------------
+[v2.5.6][] - 2022-11-28
+-----------------------
 
 Despite the new `smcroutectl` batch mode feature, this is primarily a
-bug fix release.  The most important fixes are #183 and #187.
+bug fix release.  Most notably #183 and #187.
 
 ### Changes
 - Add `smcroutectl` batch support, issue #189.  Based on the IPC support
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ Initial public release by Carsten Schill.
 
 [mrdisc]:     https://github.com/troglobit/mrdisc
 [RFC4286]:    https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4286
-[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/compare/2.5.5...HEAD
+[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/compare/2.5.6...HEAD
+[v2.5.6]:     https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/compare/2.5.5...2.5.6
 [v2.5.5]:     https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/compare/2.5.4...2.5.5
 [v2.5.4]:     https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/compare/2.5.3...2.5.4
 [v2.5.3]:     https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/compare/2.5.2...2.5.3
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c4be5c5..f676f7a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT([SMCRoute], [2.5.6-rc1], [https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/issues],
+AC_INIT([SMCRoute], [2.5.6], [https://github.com/troglobit/smcroute/issues],
 	 [smcroute], [https://troglobit.com/smcroute.html])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign])