diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4ddf304c72..02ad8b2c79 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 systemd System and Service Manager
 
-CHANGES WITH 256-rc3:
+CHANGES WITH 256:
 
         Announcements of Future Feature Removals and Incompatible Changes:
 
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 256-rc3:
         sushmbha, wangyuhang, zeroskyx, zzywysm, İ. Ensar Gülşen,
         Łukasz Stelmach, Štěpán Němec, 我超厉害, 김인수
 
-        — Edinburgh, 2024-06-06
+        — Edinburgh, 2024-06-11
 
 CHANGES WITH 255:
 
diff --git a/meson.version b/meson.version
index cb1f20064f..9183bf03fc 100644
--- a/meson.version
+++ b/meson.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-256~rc4
+256