diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7daa6227..9580ea83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Overcommit Changelog
 
-## master (unreleased)
+## 0.56.0
 
 * Update `ReplaceBranch` prepare-commit-msg hook to avoid running on `--amend` by default.
 * Add support for `modified_files` and `modified_lines_in_file` in `CommitMsg` hooks.
diff --git a/lib/overcommit/version.rb b/lib/overcommit/version.rb
index d9528301..1f9817d3 100644
--- a/lib/overcommit/version.rb
+++ b/lib/overcommit/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 # Defines the gem version.
 module Overcommit
-  VERSION = '0.55.0'
+  VERSION = '0.56.0'
 end