diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index a666d68d2..52bbdd748 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -2885,6 +2885,7 @@
       "libxml++-5.0"
     ],
     "versions": [
+      "5.6.1-1",
       "5.6.0-1",
       "5.4.0-2",
       "5.4.0-1",
diff --git a/subprojects/libxmlpp.wrap b/subprojects/libxmlpp.wrap
index 62ac651d5..075d452ff 100644
--- a/subprojects/libxmlpp.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/libxmlpp.wrap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = libxml++-5.6.0
-source_url = https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/releases/download/5.6.0/libxml++-5.6.0.tar.xz
-source_filename = libxml++-5.6.0.tar.xz
-source_hash = cd01ad15a5e44d5392c179ddf992891fb1ba94d33188d9198f9daf99e1bc4fec
+directory = libxml++-5.6.1
+source_url = https://github.com/libxmlplusplus/libxmlplusplus/releases/download/5.6.1/libxml++-5.6.1.tar.xz
+source_filename = libxml++-5.6.1.tar.xz
+source_hash = 4996e8a73995e8a4cd656c8591dce38181146edfc30cb47c97d1db3c56990ad7
 
 [provide]
 dependency_names = libxml++-5.0