diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a0de0f6..ea5adda 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-AC_INIT([virt-viewer],[0.5.5])
+AC_INIT([virt-viewer],[0.5.6])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/virt-viewer-main.c)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])