diff --git a/python-tempora.changes b/python-tempora.changes
index 169f8ad..556d4ca 100644
--- a/python-tempora.changes
+++ b/python-tempora.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  2 15:18:11 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 5.6.0:
+  * Removed dependency on pytz.
+  * In utc.now(), bind late to allow for monkeypatching.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar 16 14:39:37 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-tempora.spec b/python-tempora.spec
index aa95e48..c1520af 100644
--- a/python-tempora.spec
+++ b/python-tempora.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 %endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-tempora
-Version:        5.5.1
+Version:        5.6.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Objects and routines pertaining to date and time (tempora)
 License:        MIT
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module jaraco.functools >= 1.20}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest > 4.6}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-freezegun}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytz}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools  >= 56}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm >= 3.4.1}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module toml}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module tzdata}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros >= 20210929
 Requires:       python-jaraco.functools >= 1.20
-Requires:       python-pytz
+Requires:       python-tzdata
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %if %{with libalternatives}
diff --git a/tempora-5.5.1.tar.gz b/tempora-5.5.1.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index d725fc8..0000000
--- a/tempora-5.5.1.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:a2bb51e2121976d931347b3e433917c364b83fdd5f64ef27336c865bf1fb0f75
-size 21145
diff --git a/tempora-5.6.0.tar.gz b/tempora-5.6.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad21be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempora-5.6.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:3bfcc12cbdbbbafecaaccb9097fc3754435b9d063dce43338e4fa87d39104aed
+size 21659