diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index ba40725eb..9b26f2c53 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Latest changes
 
+## 0.56.0
+
 * Add support for ASGI `root_path`:
     * Use `root_path` internally for mounted applications, so that OpenAPI and the docs UI works automatically without extra configurations and parameters.
     * Add new `root_path` parameter for `FastAPI` applications to provide it in cases where it can be set with the command line (e.g. for Uvicorn and Hypercorn, with the parameter `--root-path`).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index eb083ec0e..a0244bfaf 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.55.1"
+__version__ = "0.56.0"
 
 from starlette import status