diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py b/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
index a102d65df..834063382 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ from fontTools.misc.loggingTools import configLogger
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-version = __version__ = "4.55.6.dev0"
+version = __version__ = "4.55.6"
 
 __all__ = ["version", "log", "configLogger"]
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 35230812f..b954535b2 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4.55.6 (released 2025-01-24)
+----------------------------
+
 - [glyf] Fixed regression introduced in 4.55.5 when computing bounds of nested composite glyphs  with transformed components (#3752).
 
 4.55.5 (released 2025-01-23)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f3b48110c..a89c77c08 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 4.55.6.dev0
+current_version = 4.55.6
 commit = True
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f175d2c3e..a8aa8cb0e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ if ext_modules:
 
 setup_params = dict(
     name="fonttools",
-    version="4.55.6.dev0",
+    version="4.55.6",
     description="Tools to manipulate font files",
     author="Just van Rossum",
     author_email="just@letterror.com",