diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f792ecae..818026b53 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## 5.6.0
 
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 508e78b54..b9db4c78c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@sentry/react-native",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native",
   "repository": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native",
-  "version": "5.5.0",
+  "version": "5.6.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for react-native",
   "typings": "dist/js/index.d.ts",
   "types": "dist/js/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/js/version.ts b/src/js/version.ts
index b583556e8..05f8b0eaa 100644
--- a/src/js/version.ts
+++ b/src/js/version.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const SDK_PACKAGE_NAME = 'npm:@sentry/react-native';
 export const SDK_NAME = 'sentry.javascript.react-native';
-export const SDK_VERSION = '5.5.0';
+export const SDK_VERSION = '5.6.0';