diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 85ae61f..f04abba 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
-  "version": "1.5.5",
+  "version": "1.5.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "skate-spots",
-      "version": "1.5.5",
+      "version": "1.5.6",
       "dependencies": {
         "@bitcoinerlab/secp256k1": "^1.2.0",
         "@capacitor/android": "^8.4.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 549b1d1..d61a762 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "skate-spots",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.5.5",
+  "version": "1.5.6",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://skate-spots.org",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
index 72c6322..ff2d8a0 100644
--- a/release-notes.txt
+++ b/release-notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+v1.5.6
+
+🛹 The map is quicker off the mark
+- Pins no longer rebuild themselves several times while the map loads, and they
+  stream in instead of freezing the screen in a busy city. Same map, less
+  waiting.
+
+🔔 Notifications (opt-in)
+- Turn them on in Settings -> Notifications and your phone can buzz for DMs,
+  crew invites and join requests, zaps, replies and mentions, and new newsletter
+  drops.
+- Privacy first: nothing new is sent anywhere, and direct-message alerts never
+  unlock your messages — so an Amber user is never asked to approve one just to
+  be told a message arrived.
+- Honest limits: alerts come from the device while the app is running. A fully
+  closed app can't be reached without a push server, which SkateSpots doesn't
+  run — we'd rather say that than pretend otherwise.
+
+🏷️ Badges on your profile
+- A free name@skate-spots.org handle now shows the SkateSpots badge, and you can
+  list your own badges (Cordn, Cashu, NWC, Amber, BTCMap…) as clickable chips.
+
+📍 "Closest spot to me"
+- Ask the Sasquatch where to skate and it can sort by what's nearest — worked
+  out on your device, without sending your location anywhere.
+
+⚡ Keep the map free
+- The Supporters page now has a one-tap way to chip in (zap publicly, or pay
+  quietly), if you want to.
+
+---
 v1.5.5
 
 🗺️ The map works offline now