diff --git a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
index 3c372c58d..ca0a03a45 100644
--- a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
+++ b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pkgbase = systemd
-	pkgver = 256.1
+	pkgver = 256.2
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://www.github.com/systemd/systemd
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pkgbase = systemd
 	makedepends = qrencode
 	makedepends = lib32-gcc-libs
 	conflicts = mkinitcpio<38-1
-	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd#tag=v256.1?signed
+	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd#tag=v256.2?signed
 	source = 0001-Use-Arch-Linux-device-access-groups.patch
 	source = arch.conf
 	source = loader.conf
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pkgbase = systemd
 	validpgpkeys = A9EA9081724FFAE0484C35A1A81CEA22BC8C7E2E
 	validpgpkeys = 9A774DB5DB996C154EBBFBFDA0099A18E29326E1
 	validpgpkeys = 5C251B5FC54EB2F80F407AAAC54CA336CFEB557E
-	sha512sums = 1ba38dd45cd910c7a2b4c7f23f982c5b0e5b13cd5874571ebc9b609ff85c058cecdb61019141ef2010fd4882c3ffc5a13a2b0d6370db4067ad90c28b83de6760
+	sha512sums = 7440e619af100458ccd54ab1aafdaa339f473c226b6f7d9ceca35716ad30e9ed112ae8e2230116b2104e88171d92309ad78780f4f02d5f9f59c0e7fce15606c9
 	sha512sums = 3ccf783c28f7a1c857120abac4002ca91ae1f92205dcd5a84aff515d57e706a3f9240d75a0a67cff5085716885e06e62597baa86897f298662ec36a940cf410e
 	sha512sums = 61032d29241b74a0f28446f8cf1be0e8ec46d0847a61dadb2a4f096e8686d5f57fe5c72bcf386003f6520bc4b5856c32d63bf3efe7eb0bc0deefc9f68159e648
 	sha512sums = c416e2121df83067376bcaacb58c05b01990f4614ad9de657d74b6da3efa441af251d13bf21e3f0f71ddcb4c9ea658b81da3d915667dc5c309c87ec32a1cb5a5
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pkgname = systemd
 	license = CC0-1.0
 	license = GPL-2.0-or-later
 	license = MIT-0
-	depends = systemd-libs=256.1
+	depends = systemd-libs=256.2
 	depends = acl
 	depends = libacl.so
 	depends = bash
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ pkgname = systemd
 	optdepends = libp11-kit: support PKCS#11
 	optdepends = tpm2-tss: unlocking LUKS2 volumes with TPM2
 	provides = nss-myhostname
-	provides = systemd-tools=256.1
-	provides = udev=256.1
+	provides = systemd-tools=256.2
+	provides = udev=256.2
 	conflicts = nss-myhostname
 	conflicts = systemd-tools
 	conflicts = udev
@@ -191,19 +191,19 @@ pkgname = systemd-libs
 
 pkgname = systemd-resolvconf
 	pkgdesc = systemd resolvconf replacement (for use with systemd-resolved)
-	depends = systemd=256.1
+	depends = systemd=256.2
 	provides = openresolv
 	provides = resolvconf
 	conflicts = resolvconf
 
 pkgname = systemd-sysvcompat
 	pkgdesc = sysvinit compat for systemd
-	depends = systemd=256.1
+	depends = systemd=256.2
 	conflicts = sysvinit
 
 pkgname = systemd-ukify
 	pkgdesc = Combine kernel and initrd into a signed Unified Kernel Image
-	depends = systemd=256.1
+	depends = systemd=256.2
 	depends = binutils
 	depends = python-cryptography
 	depends = python-pefile
diff --git a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
index a4f2ed8b1..9eef43fdd 100644
--- a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pkgname=('systemd'
          'systemd-resolvconf'
          'systemd-sysvcompat'
          'systemd-ukify')
-_tag='256.1'
+_tag='256.2'
 # 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=('1ba38dd45cd910c7a2b4c7f23f982c5b0e5b13cd5874571ebc9b609ff85c058cecdb61019141ef2010fd4882c3ffc5a13a2b0d6370db4067ad90c28b83de6760'
+sha512sums=('7440e619af100458ccd54ab1aafdaa339f473c226b6f7d9ceca35716ad30e9ed112ae8e2230116b2104e88171d92309ad78780f4f02d5f9f59c0e7fce15606c9'
             '3ccf783c28f7a1c857120abac4002ca91ae1f92205dcd5a84aff515d57e706a3f9240d75a0a67cff5085716885e06e62597baa86897f298662ec36a940cf410e'
             '61032d29241b74a0f28446f8cf1be0e8ec46d0847a61dadb2a4f096e8686d5f57fe5c72bcf386003f6520bc4b5856c32d63bf3efe7eb0bc0deefc9f68159e648'
             'c416e2121df83067376bcaacb58c05b01990f4614ad9de657d74b6da3efa441af251d13bf21e3f0f71ddcb4c9ea658b81da3d915667dc5c309c87ec32a1cb5a5'
@@ -75,12 +75,14 @@ sha512sums=('1ba38dd45cd910c7a2b4c7f23f982c5b0e5b13cd5874571ebc9b609ff85c058cecd
             '825b9dd0167c072ba62cabe0677e7cd20f2b4b850328022540f122689d8b25315005fa98ce867cf6e7460b2b26df16b88bb3b5c9ebf721746dce4e2271af7b97')
 
 _meson_version="${pkgver}-${pkgrel}"
+_meson_vcs_tag='false'
 _meson_mode='release'
 _meson_compile=()
 _meson_install=()
 
 if ((_systemd_UPSTREAM)); then
   _meson_version="${pkgver}"
+  _meson_vcs_tag='true'
   _meson_mode='developer'
   pkgname+=('systemd-tests')
   makedepends+=('libarchive')
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ build() {
 
   local _meson_options=(
     -Dversion-tag="${_meson_version}-arch"
+    -Dvcs-tag="${_meson_vcs_tag}"
     -Dshared-lib-tag="${_meson_version}"
     -Dmode="${_meson_mode}"