diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1cf21c4..435ca5f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 RELEASE=4.1
 
 VERSION=4.0
-PKGREL=55
+PKGREL=56
 
 PACKAGE=libpve-common-perl
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c1fe35e..bd9bc62 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+libpve-common-perl (4.0-56) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * add the 'urlencoded' string format
+
+  * property strings: check for commas in values
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:47:06 +0100
+
 libpve-common-perl (4.0-55) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * add missing check for undef in is_mounted