diff --git a/package/monit/monit.mk b/package/monit/monit.mk
index e2847fc2c..ec7c95d89 100644
--- a/package/monit/monit.mk
+++ b/package/monit/monit.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
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-MONIT_VERSION = 5.4
+MONIT_VERSION = 5.6
 MONIT_SITE = http://mmonit.com/monit/dist/
 MONIT_LICENSE = AGPLv3 with OpenSSL exception
 MONIT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING