diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9bf3852..d49c9e2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.5.0"
+  ".": "5.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c476b8f..b10c5fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.6.0](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.5.0...v5.6.0-beta.1) (2026-09-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cloud:** add --cancel-previous to supersede the previous CI run ([#164](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/164)) ([169036d](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/169036deef348b5955ca2c2a70169c876829eca3))
+
+
+### 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+* **cloud:** drop the stale result id from the superseded-by link ([#166](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/166))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))
+* v5 release blockers — installer, binary version, repeated flags, upgrade, CI output ([80eafc6](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/80eafc671fdbf87e5efb3416d48b300b16b71bb4))
+
+
+### 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](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.4.1...v5.5.0) (2026-09-15)