diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 9f09db6..73f25c1 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-osgi" % "0.9.6")
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "5.6.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "0.8.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.dwijnand" % "sbt-travisci" % "1.2.0")   // set scalaVersion and crossScalaVersions
-addSbtPlugin("com.geirsson" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.5") // set version, scmInfo, publishing settings
+addSbtPlugin("com.geirsson" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.6") // set version, scmInfo, publishing settings
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 9d4daa8..e4a340b 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.geirsson" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.5")
+addSbtPlugin("com.geirsson" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.6")