diff --git a/lib/wolfssl b/lib/wolfssl
index 4fbd4fd..9797073 160000
--- a/lib/wolfssl
+++ b/lib/wolfssl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4fbd4fd36a21efd9d1a7e17aba390e91c78693b1
+Subproject commit 979707380c677dfa65e3ba48f19e149773a4a32d
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/_version.py b/wolfcrypt/_version.py
index 49433c0..b9bffb2 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/_version.py
+++ b/wolfcrypt/_version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # When bumping the C library version, reset the POST count to 0
 
-__wolfssl_version__ = "v5.5.4-stable"
+__wolfssl_version__ = "v5.6.0-stable"
 
 # We're using implicit post releases [PEP 440] to bump package version
 # while maintaining the C library version intact for better reference.
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ __wolfssl_version__ = "v5.5.4-stable"
 #
 # MAJOR.MINOR.BUILD-POST
 
-__version__ = "5.5.4-0"
+__version__ = "5.6.0-0"