diff --git a/textproc/libxml++50/Makefile b/textproc/libxml++50/Makefile
index 49a475dd669..1a0c2394cd2 100644
--- a/textproc/libxml++50/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/libxml++50/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 COMMENT=		C++ bindings for libxml2
 
-V=			5.6.0
+V=			5.6.1
 DISTNAME=		libxml++-${V}
 PKGNAME=		libxml++50-${V}
 EXTRACT_SUFX=		.tar.xz
diff --git a/textproc/libxml++50/distinfo b/textproc/libxml++50/distinfo
index c47199b4417..5a27af54f65 100644
--- a/textproc/libxml++50/distinfo
+++ b/textproc/libxml++50/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (libxml++-5.6.0.tar.xz) = zQGtFaXkTVOSwXnd+ZKJH7G6lNMxiNkZj52vmeG8T+w=
-SIZE (libxml++-5.6.0.tar.xz) = 835628
+SHA256 (libxml++-5.6.1.tar.xz) = SZbopzmV6KTNZWyFkdzjgYEUbt/DDLR8l9HbPFaZCtc=
+SIZE (libxml++-5.6.1.tar.xz) = 836624