diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 9857095f..aa253a6f 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.5.5
+current_version = 2.5.6
 
 [bumpversion:file:.env]
 
diff --git a/.env b/.env
index a3e832d2..7c0d9a10 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 export PROJECT_NAME=$OPEN_PROJECT_NAME
 export PROJECT_DIR="$PWD"
-export PROJECT_VERSION="2.5.5"
+export PROJECT_VERSION="2.5.6"
 
 if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
      if ! hash pyvenv 2>/dev/null; then
diff --git a/hug/_version.py b/hug/_version.py
index e5710554..64c8c5c3 100644
--- a/hug/_version.py
+++ b/hug/_version.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-current = "2.5.5"
+current = "2.5.6"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a283da29..811f17c4 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def list_modules(dirname):
 
 setup(
     name="hug",
-    version="2.5.5",
+    version="2.5.6",
     description="A Python framework that makes developing APIs "
     "as simple as possible, but no simpler.",
     long_description=long_description,