diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 18bdf03..3ea0afb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.5.6:
+ * 
+
 1.5.5: November 6, 2008
  * Improved speed of Luminotes Desktop by adding some database indices. This
    will help in particular for larger notebooks with many notes.
diff --git a/config/Version.py b/config/Version.py
index ee170a1..f8485de 100644
--- a/config/Version.py
+++ b/config/Version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = u"1.5.5"
+VERSION = u"1.5.6"