diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 90b1f4f6..9fdd866d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.55.0"
+  ".": "1.56.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 624c70fc..0c2e40ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.56.0](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/compare/v1.55.0...v1.56.0) (2026-09-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **feature-flags:** add the feature-flags step skill for the wizard ([#405](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/issues/405)) ([d82893d](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/commit/d82893da8ae603be0da103482133b253e6e1fb01))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **error-tracking:** hand off a missing .env loader instead of wiring one ([#408](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/issues/408)) ([63b95aa](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/commit/63b95aaf8329560f760f3de9b6ec3c73405cfbbd))
+* **self-driving:** create custom scouts with scout-create, not skill-create ([#411](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/issues/411)) ([88504eb](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/commit/88504eb41858e092a35a59608ed3ddf84e512579))
+* **self-driving:** enable Logs and Endpoints signal sources in setup ([#412](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/issues/412)) ([cef60c1](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/commit/cef60c11a35cd4df4e14c4715128fdfdce3d04a1))
+* **self-driving:** honor the enabled-scout cap when sizing the troop ([#414](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/issues/414)) ([001831b](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/commit/001831b89e0558e7de334f690591878e429ad6d7))
+* **self-driving:** keep operational scouts enabled during troop tuning ([#410](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/issues/410)) ([b162850](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/commit/b1628502db9df9336b47d23797ac8d7e4186bb0d))
+
 ## [1.55.0](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/compare/v1.54.1...v1.55.0) (2026-09-23)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74f01597..da27a13d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@posthog/context-mill",
-  "version": "1.55.0",
+  "version": "1.56.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "description": "PostHog Context Mill: assembling and packaging context for AI agents and LLMs",