diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 36515a799..7092a227a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ CHANGELOG
 =========
 
 ## HEAD (Unreleased)
+_(none)_
+
+--------------------
+
+## 5.6.0 (2016-01-26)
 * @OwenEdwards added ClickableComponent. Fixed keyboard operation of buttons ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3032))
 * @OwenEdwards Fixed menu keyboard access and ARIA labeling for screen readers ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3033))
 * @OwenEdwards Fixed volume menu keyboard access ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3034))
@@ -14,8 +19,6 @@ CHANGELOG
 * @hubdotcom changed URLs in README to be protocol-relative ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3040))
 * @gkatsev updated to latest videojs-ie8 shim ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3042))
 
---------------------
-
 ## 5.5.3 (2016-01-15)
 * @gkasev updated vjs to correctly return already created player when given an element ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/3006))
 * @mister-ben updated CDN urls in setup guide ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/2984))
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index 2a26c11ad..8dab383c7 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "video.js",
   "description": "An HTML5 and Flash video player with a common API and skin for both.",
-  "version": "5.5.3",
+  "version": "5.6.0",
   "keywords": [
     "videojs",
     "html5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbcdece2c..68f96d523 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "video.js",
   "description": "An HTML5 and Flash video player with a common API and skin for both.",
-  "version": "5.5.3",
+  "version": "5.6.0",
   "copyright": "Copyright Brightcove, Inc. <https://www.brightcove.com/>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "keywords": [