diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
index 507e5592..5ed4d753 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project (at least, from v3.0.0 onwards) are documented in this file.
 
+## 5.6.0 - 2024-07-07
+
+### Added
+
+* Support for Manticore 6.0 ([#1242](https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/pull/1242))
+* `sphinx`-prefixed search methods, in case the standard `search` is overridden from something unrelated. ([#1265](https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/pull/1265))
+* `none` / `search_none` scopes that can be chained to searches and will return no results.
+* Added `ThinkingSphinx::Processor#sync` to synchronise updates/deletions based on a real-time index's scope, by @akostadinov in [@1258](https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/pull/1258).
+
+### Changed
+
+* Improved Rails 7.1 support, by @jdelstrother in [#1252](https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/pull/1252).
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Handle both SQL and RT indices correctly for inheritance column checks, by @akostadinov in [#1249](https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/pull/1249).
+* Ensure tests and CI work with recent Manticore versions, by @jdelstrother in [#1263](https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/pull/1263).
+* Use `rm -rf` to delete test and temporary directories (instead of `rm -r`).
+
 ## 5.5.1 - 2022-12-31
 
 [Release Notes](https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/releases/tag/v5.5.1)
diff --git a/README.textile b/README.textile
index d0f2748b..b24088cb 100644
--- a/README.textile
+++ b/README.textile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 h1. Thinking Sphinx
 
-Thinking Sphinx is a library for connecting ActiveRecord to the Sphinx full-text search tool, and integrates closely with Rails (but also works with other Ruby web frameworks). The current release is v5.5.1.
+Thinking Sphinx is a library for connecting ActiveRecord to the Sphinx full-text search tool, and integrates closely with Rails (but also works with other Ruby web frameworks). The current release is v5.6.0.
 
 h2. Upgrading
 
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ You can then run the unit tests with @rake spec:unit@, the acceptance tests with
 
 h2. Licence
 
-Copyright (c) 2007-2022, Thinking Sphinx is developed and maintained by Pat Allan, and is released under the open MIT Licence. Many thanks to "all who have contributed patches":https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/contributors.
+Copyright (c) 2007-2024, Thinking Sphinx is developed and maintained by Pat Allan, and is released under the open MIT Licence. Many thanks to "all who have contributed patches":https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/contributors.
diff --git a/thinking-sphinx.gemspec b/thinking-sphinx.gemspec
index dac9a21a..a4e0587b 100644
--- a/thinking-sphinx.gemspec
+++ b/thinking-sphinx.gemspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ $:.push File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'thinking-sphinx'
-  s.version     = '5.5.1'
+  s.version     = '5.6.0'
   s.platform    = Gem::Platform::RUBY
   s.authors     = ["Pat Allan"]
   s.email       = ["pat@freelancing-gods.com"]