diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82c1e117b..84d85000d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 1.5.6
+ * Fix: Error on windows installations
+
 # 1.5.5
  * SECURITY: Also don't allow read files on directory traversal on minify paths
  * NEW: padOptions can be set in settings.json now
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 8aed8ffb4..bfd3f2606 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
   "repository"     : { "type" : "git",
                        "url" : "http://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git"
                      },
-  "version"        : "1.5.5"
+  "version"        : "1.5.6"
 }