diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/libpng b/config/rootfiles/common/libpng
index 3a263172a..c19c261c5 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/libpng
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/libpng
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ usr/lib/libpng.so
 #usr/lib/libpng16.la
 usr/lib/libpng16.so
 usr/lib/libpng16.so.16
-usr/lib/libpng16.so.16.55.0
+usr/lib/libpng16.so.16.56.0
 #usr/lib/pkgconfig/libpng.pc
 #usr/lib/pkgconfig/libpng16.pc
 #usr/share/man/man3/libpng.3
diff --git a/lfs/libpng b/lfs/libpng
index cadba768d..d65a5d86e 100644
--- a/lfs/libpng
+++ b/lfs/libpng
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.6.55
+VER        = 1.6.56
 
 THISAPP    = libpng-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 2fd88e6e9f4e72edbafbfdd6d8e78522033920a250f8cb37f29ba8e9593cdf006b06f4e73de4e83fc5ddaaa3725362f27f5a16727ae841fd8969b74f28517ec4
+$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = f653a3177e0910fc156a792d5522fc2a0c04ce0bb43eabb68e06922303dcf6062d8f9b570440bfe1a94ac1b901ef6e9c32b6882d0f4a406e5a9090ea3396f89a
 
 install : $(TARGET)