diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/template b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
index 6e34659cd6..d85623408a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'openssh'
 pkgname=openssh
-version=5.5p1
+version=5.6p1
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--libexecdir=/usr/libexec/openssh --with-tcp-wrappers
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ configure_args="--libexecdir=/usr/libexec/openssh --with-tcp-wrappers
 --with-privsep-path=/var/chroot/ssh --with-kerberos5=/usr --with-rand-helper"
 short_desc="The OpenSSH implementation of SSH protocol versions 1 and 2"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=36eedd6efe6663186ed23573488670f9b02e34744694e94a9f869b6f25e47e8a
+checksum=538af53b2b8162c21a293bb004ae2bdb141abd250f61b4cea55244749f3c6c2b
 long_desc="
  SSH (Secure SHell) is a program for logging into and executing
  commands on a remote machine. SSH is intended to replace rlogin and