diff --git a/env.sh b/env.sh
index 76c3656f..6ee75396 100755
--- a/env.sh
+++ b/env.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ vectorV=0.8.0-1
 bouncerV=1.23.1-1
 catV=1.2.0
 prompgexpV=0.15.0
-backrestV=2.53.1-1
+backrestV=2.56.0-1
 wal2jV=2.6.0-1
 
 citusV=12.1.5-1
diff --git a/src/conf/versions.sql b/src/conf/versions.sql
index 31f04ab5..2c5c2804 100644
--- a/src/conf/versions.sql
+++ b/src/conf/versions.sql
@@ -438,8 +438,8 @@ INSERT INTO projects VALUES ('backrest', 'pge', 11, 0, '', 3, 'http://pgbackrest
   'backrest',  0, 'backrest.png', 'Backup & Restore', 'http://pgbackrest.org', 'pg_backrest, pgbackrest');
 INSERT INTO releases VALUES ('backrest', 2, 'backrest',  'pgBackRest', '', 'test', '', 1, 'MIT', 'EL', '');
 
-INSERT INTO versions VALUES ('backrest', '2.53.1-1', 'amd, arm', 1, '20240912', '', '', '');
-INSERT INTO versions VALUES ('backrest', '2.53-1',   'amd, arm', 0, '20240729', '', '', '');
+INSERT INTO versions VALUES ('backrest', '2.56.0-1', 'amd, arm', 1, '20240805', '', '', '');
+INSERT INTO versions VALUES ('backrest', '2.53.1-1', 'amd, arm', 0, '20240912', '', '', '');
 
 -- ## PATRONI ###########################
 INSERT INTO projects VALUES ('patroni', 'app', 11, 0, '', 4, 'https://github.com/pgedge/pgedge-patroni/release',