diff --git a/srcpkgs/praat/template b/srcpkgs/praat/template
index f6a1e8c1eb..d079df57cd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/praat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/praat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'praat'
 pkgname=praat
-version=6.1.55
+version=6.1.56
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.praat.org/"
 changelog="http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/What_s_new_.html"
 distfiles="https://github.com/praat/praat/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=100d2dda42556ee816bbec7fd3dd4433987947e1feb5fcc7d58406710ff108f6
+checksum=474056adcc85642645de335a9286375826195559dcc425396bb21d6afc5a05b6
 
 # there are a number of pre-defined Makefiles for certain configurations
 # build options are used to choose which one to use among a selected few