diff --git a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
index 32a9e335fdd..b7a273b2f91 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exiftool/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'exiftool'
 pkgname=exiftool
-version=12.55
+version=12.56
 revision=1
 build_style=perl-module
 short_desc="Reader and rewriter of EXIF information that supports raw files"
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ license="Artistic-1.0-Perl, GPL-1.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://exiftool.org/"
 changelog="https://exiftool.org/history.html"
 distfiles="https://exiftool.org/Image-ExifTool-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=08581bd7a1a760f20a1b43cb6d38927e6ec545d59906dae85c7df673946eea08
+checksum=69b81d02803a4f90bc8d787be4f2ba251493026bad84accb54117a871768acd3