diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b748a65..8fecd368 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "buffer",
   "description": "Node.js Buffer API, for the browser",
-  "version": "5.5.0",
+  "version": "5.6.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Feross Aboukhadijeh",
     "email": "feross@feross.org",