diff --git a/COMPATIBILITY.md b/COMPATIBILITY.md
index 08057b7ea..d478d40c6 100644
--- a/COMPATIBILITY.md
+++ b/COMPATIBILITY.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ The following table shows the compatibility of Jaeger Operator with three differ
 
 | Jaeger Operator | Kubernetes      | Strimzi Operator   | Cert-Manager |
 |-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
+| v1.56.x         | v1.19 to v1.28  | v0.32              | v1.6.1       |
 | v1.55.x         | v1.19 to v1.28  | v0.32              | v1.6.1       |
 | v1.54.x         | v1.19 to v1.28  | v0.32              | v1.6.1       |
 | v1.53.x         | v1.19 to v1.28  | v0.32              | v1.6.1       |
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index dc048d7bd..14848797d 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The operator should be released within a week after the [Jaeger release](https:/
 
 | Version | Release Manager                                          |
 |---------| -------------------------------------------------------- |
-| 1.56.0  | [Israel Blancas](https://github.com/iblancasa)           |
 | 1.57.0  | [Ruben Vargas](https://github.com/rubenvp8510)           |
 | 1.58.0  | [Benedikt Bongartz](https://github.com/frzifus)          |
-| 1.56.0  | [Pavol Loffay](https://github.com/pavolloffay)           |
+| 1.59.0  | [Pavol Loffay](https://github.com/pavolloffay)           |
+| 1.60.0  | [Israel Blancas](https://github.com/iblancasa)           |
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 1b6b8d550..58860bdd3 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/jaeger-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ metadata:
     categories: Logging & Tracing
     certified: "false"
     containerImage: quay.io/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator:1.52.0
-    createdAt: "2024-03-22T14:01:20Z"
+    createdAt: "2024-04-08T17:58:54Z"
     description: Provides tracing, monitoring and troubleshooting for microservices-based
       distributed systems
     operators.openshift.io/infrastructure-features: '["disconnected"]'
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ metadata:
     operators.operatorframework.io/project_layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v3
     repository: https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator
     support: Jaeger Community
-  name: jaeger-operator.v1.55.0
+  name: jaeger-operator.v1.56.0
   namespace: placeholder
 spec:
   apiservicedefinitions: {}
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ spec:
                   value: DEBUG
                 - name: KAFKA-PROVISIONING-MINIMAL
                   value: "true"
-                image: quay.io/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator:1.55.0
+                image: quay.io/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator:1.56.0
                 livenessProbe:
                   httpGet:
                     path: /healthz
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       name: jaeger-operator
-  version: 1.55.0
+  version: 1.56.0
   webhookdefinitions:
   - admissionReviewVersions:
     - v1
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index b4a3e752d..39840a572 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: quay.io/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator
-  newTag: 1.55.0
+  newTag: 1.56.0
diff --git a/examples/all-in-one-with-options.yaml b/examples/all-in-one-with-options.yaml
index db874e420..9c3fe360c 100644
--- a/examples/all-in-one-with-options.yaml
+++ b/examples/all-in-one-with-options.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   strategy: allInOne
   allInOne:
-    image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.55.0
+    image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.56.0
     options:
       log-level: debug
       query:
diff --git a/examples/operator-with-tracing.yaml b/examples/operator-with-tracing.yaml
index 955075b18..6c1b89db7 100644
--- a/examples/operator-with-tracing.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator-with-tracing.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: jaeger-operator
       containers:
       - name: jaeger-operator
-        image: jaegertracing/jaeger-operator:1.55.0
+        image: jaegertracing/jaeger-operator:1.56.0
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8383
           name: http-metrics
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
         - name: OPERATOR_NAME
           value: "jaeger-operator"
       - name: jaeger-agent
-        image: jaegertracing/jaeger-agent:1.55.0
+        image: jaegertracing/jaeger-agent:1.56.0
         env:
         - name: POD_NAMESPACE
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/examples/statefulset-manual-sidecar.yaml b/examples/statefulset-manual-sidecar.yaml
index 5645328c4..a5be458f0 100644
--- a/examples/statefulset-manual-sidecar.yaml
+++ b/examples/statefulset-manual-sidecar.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: 8080
               protocol: TCP
         - name: jaeger-agent
-          image: jaegertracing/jaeger-agent:1.55.0
+          image: jaegertracing/jaeger-agent:1.56.0
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5775
diff --git a/examples/tracegen.yaml b/examples/tracegen.yaml
index 61b369164..1b37dfb0a 100644
--- a/examples/tracegen.yaml
+++ b/examples/tracegen.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: tracegen
-        image: jaegertracing/jaeger-tracegen:1.55.0
+        image: jaegertracing/jaeger-tracegen:1.56.0
         args:
         - -duration=30m
         - -workers=10
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index b3c6f4a49..f23580874 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The Jaeger version to use by default. This is updated manually. Make sure to update the changelog
 # and add an upgrade procedure (pkg/upgrade) for the new version.
-jaeger=1.55.0
+jaeger=1.56.0
 
 # DO NOT EDIT the next value, it is updated automatically during the release.
 # Represents the current (latest) release of the Jaeger Operator.
-operator=1.55.0
+operator=1.56.0