diff --git a/templates/man-db/template b/templates/man-db/template
index d31e00df72d..bcc57f68ab5 100644
--- a/templates/man-db/template
+++ b/templates/man-db/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'man-db'
 pkgname=man-db
-version=2.5.5
-revision=1
+version=2.5.6
+#revision=1
 distfiles="${NONGNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-db=gdbm --with-pager=less --with-gzip=/usr/bin/gzip
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ configure_args="--with-db=gdbm --with-pager=less --with-gzip=/usr/bin/gzip
  --disable-setuid"
 short_desc="The on-line manual database"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=ab2b1d1f2597c80784c19ece54e66c3bcff223e8e6bef6335e50066331f12c26
+checksum=14e3daf8727f98035cb250d6e4caaf720225c14996377aa7bf8f00248b7f5633
 long_desc="
  man-db is an implementation of the standard Unix documentation system
  accessed using the man command. It uses a Berkeley DB database in place of