diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 4aa78f788a..dd161175ae 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  <date>2020-04-17</date>
  <time>11:07:00</time>
  <version>
-  <release>3.5.5</release>
-  <api>3.5.5</api>
+  <release>3.5.6</release>
+  <api>3.5.6</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>stable</release>
@@ -26,29 +26,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  </stability>
  <license uri="https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt">BSD 3-Clause License</license>
  <notes>
-  - The T_FN backfill now works more reliably so T_FN tokens only ever represent real arrow functions
-    -- Thanks to Juliette Reinders Folmer for the patch
-  - Fixed an issue where including sniffs using paths containing multiple dots would silently fail
-  - Generic.CodeAnalysis.EmptyPHPStatement now detects empty statements at the start of control structures
-  - Error wording in PEAR.Functions.FunctionCallSignature now always uses "parenthesis" instead of sometimes using "bracket"
-    -- Thanks to Vincent Langlet for the patch
-  - Fixed bug #2787 : Squiz.PHP.DisallowMultipleAssignments not ignoring typed property declarations
-    -- Thanks to Juliette Reinders Folmer for the patch
-  - Fixed bug #2810 : PHPCBF fails to fix file with empty statement at start on control structure
-  - Fixed bug #2812 : Squiz.Arrays.ArrayDeclaration not detecting some arrays with multiple arguments on the same line
-    -- Thanks to Jakub Chábek for the patch
-  - Fixed bug #2826 : Generic.WhiteSpace.ArbitraryParenthesesSpacing doesn't detect issues for statements directly after a control structure
-    -- Thanks to Vincent Langlet for the patch
-  - Fixed bug #2848 : PSR12.Files.FileHeader false positive for file with mixed PHP and HTML and no file header
-  - Fixed bug #2849 : Generic.WhiteSpace.ScopeIndent false positive with arrow function inside array
-  - Fixed bug #2850 : Generic.PHP.LowerCaseKeyword complains __HALT_COMPILER is uppercase
-  - Fixed bug #2853 : Undefined variable error when using Info report
-    -- Thanks to Juliette Reinders Folmer for the patch
-  - Fixed bug #2865 : Double arrow tokenized as T_STRING when placed after function named "fn"
-  - Fixed bug #2867 : Incorrect scope matching when arrow function used inside IF condition
-  - Fixed bug #2868 : phpcs:ignore annotation doesnt work inside a docblock
-  - Fixed bug #2878 : PSR12.Files.FileHeader conflicts with Generic.Files.LineEndings
-  - Fixed bug #2895 : PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.MultipleArguments false positive with arrow function argument
+  - Fixed bug #2943 : Redundant semicolon added to a file when fixing PSR2.Files.ClosingTag.NotAllowed
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir name="/">
@@ -1240,6 +1218,8 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ClosingTagUnitTest.5.inc.fixed" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ClosingTagUnitTest.6.inc" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ClosingTagUnitTest.6.inc.fixed" role="test" />
+        <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ClosingTagUnitTest.7.inc" role="test" />
+        <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ClosingTagUnitTest.7.inc.fixed" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ClosingTagUnitTest.php" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="EndFileNewlineUnitTest.1.inc" role="test" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="EndFileNewlineUnitTest.1.inc.fixed" role="test" />
diff --git a/src/Config.php b/src/Config.php
index 23b327f9e5..74198153cd 100644
--- a/src/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Config
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '3.5.5';
+    const VERSION = '3.5.6';
 
     /**
      * Package stability; either stable, beta or alpha.
diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Files/ClosingTagSniff.php b/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Files/ClosingTagSniff.php
index 853a3a5b6c..39834b3869 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Files/ClosingTagSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR2/Sniffs/Files/ClosingTagSniff.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
                 $prev = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($last - 1), null, true);
                 if ($tokens[$prev]['code'] !== T_SEMICOLON
                     && $tokens[$prev]['code'] !== T_CLOSE_CURLY_BRACKET
+                    && $tokens[$prev]['code'] !== T_OPEN_TAG
                 ) {
                     $phpcsFile->fixer->addContent($prev, ';');
                 }
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
             $phpcsFile->recordMetric($stackPtr, 'PHP closing tag at end of PHP-only file', 'yes');
         } else {
             $phpcsFile->recordMetric($stackPtr, 'PHP closing tag at end of PHP-only file', 'no');
-        }
+        }//end if
 
         // Ignore the rest of the file.
         return $phpcsFile->numTokens;
diff --git a/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Files/ClosingTagUnitTest.php b/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Files/ClosingTagUnitTest.php
index 41fa148cbb..619f024918 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Files/ClosingTagUnitTest.php
+++ b/src/Standards/PSR2/Tests/Files/ClosingTagUnitTest.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public function getErrorList($testFile='')
             return [1 => 1];
 
         case 'ClosingTagUnitTest.6.inc':
+        case 'ClosingTagUnitTest.7.inc':
             return [5 => 1];
 
         default: