diff --git a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
index 9ce0ea035..ec3039ba2 100644
--- a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
+++ b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pkgbase = systemd
-	pkgver = 256.5
+	pkgver = 256.6
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://www.github.com/systemd/systemd
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pkgbase = systemd
 	makedepends = qrencode
 	makedepends = lib32-gcc-libs
 	conflicts = mkinitcpio<38-1
-	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd#tag=v256.5?signed
+	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd#tag=v256.6?signed
 	source = 0001-Use-Arch-Linux-device-access-groups.patch
 	source = arch.conf
 	source = loader.conf
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pkgbase = systemd
 	validpgpkeys = A9EA9081724FFAE0484C35A1A81CEA22BC8C7E2E
 	validpgpkeys = 9A774DB5DB996C154EBBFBFDA0099A18E29326E1
 	validpgpkeys = 5C251B5FC54EB2F80F407AAAC54CA336CFEB557E
-	sha512sums = 493daf7c4d80b5c3c2f90822f0aa18cd2f9c8c5de950f71947a8b1ef2bada1b0b163ec5d850bab48ae46426694838041bbe1ee00920e384080b2a2625bf68ef5
+	sha512sums = e9fc19946f329aa89c1014a735d4d7828cebaa32ece8244b79e101c41d1c0cb0207b4109ce55d14204b0915f6cac57ace6286c6abaebd809031949693131de16
 	sha512sums = 3ccf783c28f7a1c857120abac4002ca91ae1f92205dcd5a84aff515d57e706a3f9240d75a0a67cff5085716885e06e62597baa86897f298662ec36a940cf410e
 	sha512sums = 61032d29241b74a0f28446f8cf1be0e8ec46d0847a61dadb2a4f096e8686d5f57fe5c72bcf386003f6520bc4b5856c32d63bf3efe7eb0bc0deefc9f68159e648
 	sha512sums = c416e2121df83067376bcaacb58c05b01990f4614ad9de657d74b6da3efa441af251d13bf21e3f0f71ddcb4c9ea658b81da3d915667dc5c309c87ec32a1cb5a5
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pkgname = systemd
 	license = CC0-1.0
 	license = GPL-2.0-or-later
 	license = MIT-0
-	depends = systemd-libs=256.5
+	depends = systemd-libs=256.6
 	depends = acl
 	depends = libacl.so
 	depends = bash
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ pkgname = systemd
 	optdepends = libp11-kit: support PKCS#11
 	optdepends = tpm2-tss: unlocking LUKS2 volumes with TPM2
 	provides = nss-myhostname
-	provides = systemd-tools=256.5
-	provides = udev=256.5
+	provides = systemd-tools=256.6
+	provides = udev=256.6
 	conflicts = nss-myhostname
 	conflicts = systemd-tools
 	conflicts = udev
@@ -193,19 +193,19 @@ pkgname = systemd-libs
 
 pkgname = systemd-resolvconf
 	pkgdesc = systemd resolvconf replacement (for use with systemd-resolved)
-	depends = systemd=256.5
+	depends = systemd=256.6
 	provides = openresolv
 	provides = resolvconf
 	conflicts = resolvconf
 
 pkgname = systemd-sysvcompat
 	pkgdesc = sysvinit compat for systemd
-	depends = systemd=256.5
+	depends = systemd=256.6
 	conflicts = sysvinit
 
 pkgname = systemd-ukify
 	pkgdesc = Combine kernel and initrd into a signed Unified Kernel Image
-	depends = systemd=256.5
+	depends = systemd=256.6
 	depends = binutils
 	depends = python-cryptography
 	depends = python-pefile
diff --git a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
index 8452045f6..5f8846d3b 100644
--- a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pkgname=('systemd'
          'systemd-resolvconf'
          'systemd-sysvcompat'
          'systemd-ukify')
-_tag='256.5'
+_tag='256.6'
 # Upstream versioning is incompatible with pacman's version comparisons, one
 # way or another. So we replace dashes and tildes with the empty string to
 # make sure pacman's version comparing does the right thing for rc versions:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ source=("git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd#tag=v${_tag}?signed"
         '30-systemd-tmpfiles.hook'
         '30-systemd-udev-reload.hook'
         '30-systemd-update.hook')
-sha512sums=('493daf7c4d80b5c3c2f90822f0aa18cd2f9c8c5de950f71947a8b1ef2bada1b0b163ec5d850bab48ae46426694838041bbe1ee00920e384080b2a2625bf68ef5'
+sha512sums=('e9fc19946f329aa89c1014a735d4d7828cebaa32ece8244b79e101c41d1c0cb0207b4109ce55d14204b0915f6cac57ace6286c6abaebd809031949693131de16'
             '3ccf783c28f7a1c857120abac4002ca91ae1f92205dcd5a84aff515d57e706a3f9240d75a0a67cff5085716885e06e62597baa86897f298662ec36a940cf410e'
             '61032d29241b74a0f28446f8cf1be0e8ec46d0847a61dadb2a4f096e8686d5f57fe5c72bcf386003f6520bc4b5856c32d63bf3efe7eb0bc0deefc9f68159e648'
             'c416e2121df83067376bcaacb58c05b01990f4614ad9de657d74b6da3efa441af251d13bf21e3f0f71ddcb4c9ea658b81da3d915667dc5c309c87ec32a1cb5a5'