diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index 3e59064f4f..be48c12440 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=5.5.0
+version=5.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-hal --with-storage-lvm --with-qemu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://libvirt.org/news.html"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=2306ef0947a594f91ec9da4b8b0307bdb54b897f17de19f48e8ecdca08ff35e8
+checksum=65f4f9924e10135aa694ca8bcb0b55725883d08e0b32c42111603d573aabb9b4
 
 # FIX https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701649
 system_accounts="libvirt"