diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index dbc72c7c660a77226d2a30fce27e59a0f7c9b64c..9d95b827ede579fd98ac5d20dff01cc45f64b52f 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
      -->
 
 <libvirt>
-  <release version="v5.6.0" date="unreleased">
+  <release version="v5.6.0" date="2019-08-05">
     <section title="New features">
       <change>
         <summary>