diff --git a/net/strongswan/Makefile b/net/strongswan/Makefile
index e17f5de9f3..e374dc55f5 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/Makefile
+++ b/net/strongswan/Makefile
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=strongswan
-PKG_VERSION:=5.5.3
+PKG_VERSION:=5.6.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
-PKG_HASH:=c5ea54b199174708de11af9b8f4ecf28b5b0743d4bc0e380e741f25b28c0f8d4
+PKG_HASH:=a14dc0d92634ed52730bfc76a76db30943a28ed3c65a560066e1e9f785827b13
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://download.strongswan.org/ http://download2.strongswan.org/
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be>