diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
index 20d47289..6faf4832 100644
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ldap-account-manager (5.6.DEV-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Roland Gruber <post@rolandgruber.de>  Sun, 09 Oct 2016 10:38:28 +0200
+
 ldap-account-manager (5.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * new upstream release
diff --git a/lam/VERSION b/lam/VERSION
index 9ad974f6..bc493231 100644
--- a/lam/VERSION
+++ b/lam/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.5
+5.6.DEV