diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 34b0de3a..86617256 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+ncmpcpp-0.5.6
+
+* settings: make displaying 'empty tag' entry optional
+* bugfixes
+
 ncmpcpp-0.5.5
 
 * new feature: select album around cursor
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 27b72f27..daef312e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_INIT(configure.in)
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.5.6_pre)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ncmpcpp, 0.5.6)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)