diff --git a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
index 0b0da81a6..cd53c3e10 100644
--- a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
+++ b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = systemd
-	pkgver = 255.5
-	pkgrel = 4
+	pkgver = 255.6
+	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://www.github.com/systemd/systemd
 	arch = x86_64
 	license = LGPL-2.1-or-later
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pkgbase = systemd
 	makedepends = qrencode
 	makedepends = lib32-gcc-libs
 	conflicts = mkinitcpio<38-1
-	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable#tag=v255.5?signed
+	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable#tag=v255.6?signed
 	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd#tag=v255?signed
 	source = 0001-Use-Arch-Linux-device-access-groups.patch
 	source = arch.conf
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pkgbase = systemd
 	validpgpkeys = A9EA9081724FFAE0484C35A1A81CEA22BC8C7E2E
 	validpgpkeys = 9A774DB5DB996C154EBBFBFDA0099A18E29326E1
 	validpgpkeys = 5C251B5FC54EB2F80F407AAAC54CA336CFEB557E
-	sha512sums = ab0d47a29d60cb88f0934a9204c71cd78e2f5f568b9da532fdd4f8da55a352fce51cbcbaf17dc1a6f5b3c43ed7579876c724abcc2af5d8c4d3979f2ede60982f
+	sha512sums = c1de1eb0d0ef6d8da81a105cdfcb86634bed6f46ab1038de9ab786fd85f59524e7eb30fe1d02dbf2c3b3a29dc66d04a102b2274a09ad3d2c18953c380099aa0e
 	sha512sums = d430427987309483c99062adb02741d25239ba5fbb97053ef817c0c5a0a935328af9c8b651de2b119b0e851dcf6623f01343859735ff81d7013ab0133e67c7ea
 	sha512sums = 3ccf783c28f7a1c857120abac4002ca91ae1f92205dcd5a84aff515d57e706a3f9240d75a0a67cff5085716885e06e62597baa86897f298662ec36a940cf410e
 	sha512sums = 61032d29241b74a0f28446f8cf1be0e8ec46d0847a61dadb2a4f096e8686d5f57fe5c72bcf386003f6520bc4b5856c32d63bf3efe7eb0bc0deefc9f68159e648
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pkgname = systemd
 	license = CC0-1.0
 	license = GPL-2.0-or-later
 	license = MIT-0
-	depends = systemd-libs=255.5
+	depends = systemd-libs=255.6
 	depends = acl
 	depends = libacl.so
 	depends = bash
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ pkgname = systemd
 	optdepends = libp11-kit: support PKCS#11
 	optdepends = tpm2-tss: unlocking LUKS2 volumes with TPM2
 	provides = nss-myhostname
-	provides = systemd-tools=255.5
-	provides = udev=255.5
+	provides = systemd-tools=255.6
+	provides = udev=255.6
 	conflicts = nss-myhostname
 	conflicts = systemd-tools
 	conflicts = udev
@@ -194,19 +194,19 @@ pkgname = systemd-libs
 
 pkgname = systemd-resolvconf
 	pkgdesc = systemd resolvconf replacement (for use with systemd-resolved)
-	depends = systemd=255.5
+	depends = systemd=255.6
 	provides = openresolv
 	provides = resolvconf
 	conflicts = resolvconf
 
 pkgname = systemd-sysvcompat
 	pkgdesc = sysvinit compat for systemd
-	depends = systemd=255.5
+	depends = systemd=255.6
 	conflicts = sysvinit
 
 pkgname = systemd-ukify
 	pkgdesc = Combine kernel and initrd into a signed Unified Kernel Image
-	depends = systemd=255.5
+	depends = systemd=255.6
 	depends = binutils
 	depends = python-cryptography
 	depends = python-pefile
diff --git a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
index edf8819fc..fbf28cbbd 100644
--- a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pkgname=('systemd'
          'systemd-resolvconf'
          'systemd-sysvcompat'
          'systemd-ukify')
-_tag='255.5'
+_tag='255.6'
 # Upstream versioning is incompatible with pacman's version comparisons so we
 # replace tildes with the empty string to make sure pacman's version comparing
 # does the right thing for rc versions:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ _tag='255.5'
 # ➜ vercmp 255rc1 255
 # -1
 pkgver="${_tag/~/}"
-pkgrel=4
+pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 license=('LGPL-2.1-or-later')
 url='https://www.github.com/systemd/systemd'
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ source=("git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable#tag=v${_tag}?signed"
         '30-systemd-tmpfiles.hook'
         '30-systemd-udev-reload.hook'
         '30-systemd-update.hook')
-sha512sums=('ab0d47a29d60cb88f0934a9204c71cd78e2f5f568b9da532fdd4f8da55a352fce51cbcbaf17dc1a6f5b3c43ed7579876c724abcc2af5d8c4d3979f2ede60982f'
+sha512sums=('c1de1eb0d0ef6d8da81a105cdfcb86634bed6f46ab1038de9ab786fd85f59524e7eb30fe1d02dbf2c3b3a29dc66d04a102b2274a09ad3d2c18953c380099aa0e'
             'd430427987309483c99062adb02741d25239ba5fbb97053ef817c0c5a0a935328af9c8b651de2b119b0e851dcf6623f01343859735ff81d7013ab0133e67c7ea'
             '3ccf783c28f7a1c857120abac4002ca91ae1f92205dcd5a84aff515d57e706a3f9240d75a0a67cff5085716885e06e62597baa86897f298662ec36a940cf410e'
             '61032d29241b74a0f28446f8cf1be0e8ec46d0847a61dadb2a4f096e8686d5f57fe5c72bcf386003f6520bc4b5856c32d63bf3efe7eb0bc0deefc9f68159e648'
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ if ((_systemd_UPSTREAM)); then
 fi
 
 _backports=(
-  # resolved: always progress DS queries #32552
-  'd840783db5208219c78d73b9b46ef5daae9fea0a'
-  # resolved: probe for dnssec support in allow-downgrade mode
-  '5237ffdf2b63a5afea77c3470d9981a2c29643cc'
-  # resolved: validate authentic insecure delegation to CNAME
-  '414a9b8e5e1e772261b0ffaedc853f5c0aba5719'
 )
 
 _reverts=(