diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c506c13c..e0332fefd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
 project(sdl12_compat
-        VERSION 1.2.54
+        VERSION 1.2.56
         LANGUAGES C)
 
 option(SDL12TESTS "Enable to build SDL-1.2 test programs" ON)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if(APPLE)
   # Xcode project file uses 1.0.0, but it's more compatible to use the
   # higher version.
   set(DYLIB_COMPAT_VERSION 12.0.0 CACHE STRING "library compatibility version")
-  set(DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION 12.54.0 CACHE STRING "library current version")
+  set(DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION 12.56.0 CACHE STRING "library current version")
   include_directories("/opt/X11/include")  # hack.
   if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.9)
   else()
diff --git a/include/SDL/SDL_version.h b/include/SDL/SDL_version.h
index 00b4f64fd..a5efe8a5f 100644
--- a/include/SDL/SDL_version.h
+++ b/include/SDL/SDL_version.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ real SDL-1.2 available to you. */
 /* We bumped the patchlevel to 50 for sdl12-compat */
 #define SDL_MAJOR_VERSION 1
 #define SDL_MINOR_VERSION 2
-#define SDL_PATCHLEVEL 54
+#define SDL_PATCHLEVEL 56
 
 typedef struct SDL_version
 {
diff --git a/src/Makefile.darwin b/src/Makefile.darwin
index 07e3caa94..f2368508c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.darwin
+++ b/src/Makefile.darwin
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CFLAGS  = -mmacosx-version-min=10.6 -fPIC -O3 -Wall
 LDFLAGS = -mmacosx-version-min=10.6 -dynamiclib -Wl,-undefined,error -Wl,-single_module
 #LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names
 LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-install_name,"/usr/local/lib/$(DYLIB)"
-LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-compatibility_version,1.0 -Wl,-current_version,12.54
+LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-compatibility_version,1.0 -Wl,-current_version,12.56
 LDLIBS  = -Wl,-framework,AppKit
 # this is needed for x86_64 - cross-gcc might not add it.
 #LDLIBS += -Wl,-lbundle1.o
diff --git a/src/Makefile.linux b/src/Makefile.linux
index 2fecd5cdd..29f56dbda 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.linux
+++ b/src/Makefile.linux
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LDFLAGS = -shared -Wl,-soname,libSDL-1.2.so.0
 LDFLAGS+= -Wl,--no-undefined
 LDLIBS  = -ldl
 
-SHLIB = libSDL-1.2.so.1.2.54
+SHLIB = libSDL-1.2.so.1.2.56
 
 OBJ = SDL12_compat.o
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.os2 b/src/Makefile.os2
index 4f8a2ea1b..ce4096ecb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.os2
+++ b/src/Makefile.os2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 !endif
 
 DLLNAME = SDL12
-VERSION = 1.2.54
+VERSION = 1.2.56
 
 # change SDL2INC to point to the SDL2 headers
 SDL2INC = include
diff --git a/src/Makefile.w32 b/src/Makefile.w32
index adf54a867..e9977ef99 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.w32
+++ b/src/Makefile.w32
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 !endif
 
 DLLNAME = SDL
-VERSION = 1.2.54
+VERSION = 1.2.56
 
 # change SDL2INC to point to the SDL2 headers
 SDL2INC = include
diff --git a/src/SDL12_compat.c b/src/SDL12_compat.c
index ba3112ef5..2dddc1693 100644
--- a/src/SDL12_compat.c
+++ b/src/SDL12_compat.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *  should be way ahead of what SDL-1.2 Classic would report, so apps can
  *  decide if they're running under the compat layer, if they really care.
  */
-#define SDL12_COMPAT_VERSION 54
+#define SDL12_COMPAT_VERSION 56
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <limits.h>
diff --git a/src/version.rc b/src/version.rc
index 81cc8db0a..678e85b19 100644
--- a/src/version.rc
+++ b/src/version.rc
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,2,54,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,54,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,2,56,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,2,56,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
  FILEFLAGS 0x0L
  FILEOS 0x40004L
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "\0"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "SDL\0"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 2, 54, 0\0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 2, 56, 0\0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "SDL\0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2022 Sam Lantinga\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "SDL.dll\0"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2 wrapper\0"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 2, 54, 0\0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 2, 56, 0\0"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"