diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b19ab5337..ccec0edd3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ include(ECMPackageConfigHelpers)
 include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings)
 
-set(KF5_VERSION "5.5.0") # handled by release scripts
+set(KF5_VERSION "5.6.0") # handled by release scripts
 set(KF5_DEP_VERSION "5.5.0") # handled by release scripts
 
 ecm_setup_version(${KF5_VERSION}