diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 680aa63c75f51d799ec90c4ad40b516652644e4a..a1846656fa0957b8b4e4cc9b08b5d7f5f6a1b25e 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.55.0
+8.56.0
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/bump-workhorse-8-56-0.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/bump-workhorse-8-56-0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1182308170e2f01dcf56908cf8d21bc8555f008f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/bump-workhorse-8-56-0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update GitLab Workhorse to v8.56.0
+merge_request: 48592
+author:
+type: other