diff --git a/srcpkgs/memcached/template b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
index 6f7edc00154..f2f41a31916 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/memcached/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'memcached'
 pkgname=memcached
-version=1.5.5
+version=1.5.6
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libevent-devel"
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ short_desc="A distributed memory object caching system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 homepage="http://www.memcached.org"
+#changelog=https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes
 distfiles="http://memcached.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e2c466222debe39ad8d451d4d691493a0c655b6b3f5d06c456b2c0d8e17e07ed
+checksum=9675ee859d7d81f7a950f190a6812720b26f08228d356044ec517d4d5af25f03
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE