diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
index ce9a654..a52ae01 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.5.0-beta.5"
+  ".": "5.6.0-beta.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-beta.md b/CHANGELOG-beta.md
index c926b79..4161d22 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-beta.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-beta.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.6.0-beta.1](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.5.0-beta.5...v5.6.0-beta.1) (2026-09-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cloud:** drop the stale result id from the superseded-by link ([#166](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/166)) ([a781e4c](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/a781e4c87e96100e83309b5b68785aa1a8ca4e15))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* re-anchor the beta line and pin the next beta to 5.6.0-beta.1 ([#170](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/170)) ([d089531](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/d089531a50c0c239ce95c136f403b06892afe638))
+
 ## [5.5.0-beta.5](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.5.0-beta.4...v5.5.0-beta.5) (2026-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 275d999..a290de6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "test:unit": "node scripts/test-runner.mjs --unit",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.test.json"
   },
-  "version": "5.5.0-beta.5",
+  "version": "5.6.0-beta.1",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://discord.gg/gm3mJwcNw8"
   },