diff --git a/acme/setup.py b/acme/setup.py
index 053b082ff..c36a455ac 100644
--- a/acme/setup.py
+++ b/acme/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 setup(
     version=version,
diff --git a/certbot-apache/setup.py b/certbot-apache/setup.py
index b33218bc9..dc99a4b1c 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot-ci/setup.py b/certbot-ci/setup.py
index 053b082ff..c36a455ac 100644
--- a/certbot-ci/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-ci/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 setup(
     version=version,
diff --git a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
index 053b082ff..c36a455ac 100644
--- a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 setup(
     version=version,
diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
index 9a0dbcdfb..f6055686f 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cloudflare>=4.0',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
index 12ba99ade..70ac37eeb 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'python-digitalocean>=1.15.0', # 1.15.0 or newer is recommended for TTL support
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
index 470013340..475972dfc 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # This version of lexicon is required to address the problem described in
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
index 091901356..2d32dacbd 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
index 091901356..2d32dacbd 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
index a789269e7..0fa111ae8 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'google-api-python-client>=1.6.5',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
index 091901356..2d32dacbd 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
index 091901356..2d32dacbd 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
index 091901356..2d32dacbd 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
index f5f5cf3dc..0673d5bcc 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.15.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
index bbc417b7a..5dece69aa 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # This version was chosen because it is the version packaged in RHEL 9 and Debian unstable. It
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index 1fec3716d..ac93625ab 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'boto3>=1.20.34',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
index 091901356..2d32dacbd 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/setup.py b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
index bf96e9944..8ae070825 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
index ca9d0f1af..eb8a2bc42 100644
--- a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ Certbot adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## 5.6.0 - 2026-05-11
+
+### Changed
+
+- certbot now requires version 1.7+ of the library distro and certbot-dns-cloudflare requires 4.0+ of the Cloudflare Python library. ([#10587](https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/10587))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- The certbot-dns-ovh snap and docker image now properly delete any created TXT records after the challenge is completed by requiring dns-lexicon 3.25.1 which contains the fix. ([#10492](https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/10492))
+- Our Docker images have been updated to use Python 3.14 and Alpine Linux 3.23. ([#10619](https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/10619))
+
+
 ## 5.5.0 - 2026-04-07
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
index 1c57f649d..053716b4b 100644
--- a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
+++ b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ manage your account:
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -c, --config CONFIG_FILE
+  -c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
                         path to config file (default: /etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini
                         and ~/.config/letsencrypt/cli.ini)
   -v, --verbose         This flag can be used multiple times to incrementally
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ options:
   --force-interactive   Force Certbot to be interactive even if it detects
                         it's not being run in a terminal. This flag cannot be
                         used with the renew subcommand. (default: False)
-  -d, --domains, --domain DOMAIN
+  -d DOMAIN, --domains DOMAIN, --domain DOMAIN
                         Domain names to include. For multiple domains you can
                         use multiple -d flags or enter a comma separated list
                         of domains as a parameter. All domains will be
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ options:
                         case, and to know when to deprecate support for past
                         Python versions and flags. If you wish to hide this
                         information from the Let's Encrypt server, set this to
-                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/5.5.0 (certbot;
+                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/5.6.0 (certbot;
                         OS_NAME OS_VERSION) Authenticator/XXX Installer/YYY
                         (SUBCOMMAND; flags: FLAGS) Py/major.minor.patchlevel).
                         The flags encoded in the user agent are: --duplicate,
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ revoke:
 register:
   Options for account registration
 
-  -m, --email EMAIL     Email used for registration and recovery contact. Use
+  -m EMAIL, --email EMAIL
+                        Email used for registration and recovery contact. Use
                         comma to register multiple emails, ex:
                         u1@example.com,u2@example.com. (default: Ask).
   --eff-email           Share your e-mail address with EFF (default: Ask)
@@ -477,9 +478,9 @@ plugins:
                         Name of the plugin that is both an authenticator and
                         an installer. Should not be used together with
                         --authenticator or --installer. (default: Ask)
-  -a, --authenticator AUTHENTICATOR
+  -a AUTHENTICATOR, --authenticator AUTHENTICATOR
                         Authenticator plugin name. (default: None)
-  -i, --installer INSTALLER
+  -i INSTALLER, --installer INSTALLER
                         Installer plugin name (also used to find domains).
                         (default: None)
   --apache              Obtain and install certificates using Apache (default:
@@ -756,7 +757,7 @@ webroot:
   be running and serving files from the webroot path. HTTP challenge only
   (wildcards not supported).
 
-  --webroot-path, -w WEBROOT_PATH
+  --webroot-path WEBROOT_PATH, -w WEBROOT_PATH
                         public_html / webroot path. This can be specified
                         multiple times to handle different identifiers; each
                         identifier will have the webroot path that preceded
diff --git a/certbot/src/certbot/__init__.py b/certbot/src/certbot/__init__.py
index eb168026c..b467db186 100644
--- a/certbot/src/certbot/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot/src/certbot/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Certbot client."""
 
 # version number like 1.2.3a0, must have at least 2 parts, like 1.2
-__version__ = '5.6.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '5.7.0.dev0'
diff --git a/letstest/setup.py b/letstest/setup.py
index 053b082ff..c36a455ac 100644
--- a/letstest/setup.py
+++ b/letstest/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '5.6.0.dev0'
+version = '5.7.0.dev0'
 
 setup(
     version=version,
diff --git a/newsfragments/10492.fixed b/newsfragments/10492.fixed
deleted file mode 100644
index a77c99a46..000000000
--- a/newsfragments/10492.fixed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The certbot-dns-ovh snap and docker image now properly delete any created TXT records after the challenge is completed by requiring dns-lexicon 3.25.1 which contains the fix.
diff --git a/newsfragments/10587.changed b/newsfragments/10587.changed
deleted file mode 100644
index 99483a0b8..000000000
--- a/newsfragments/10587.changed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-certbot now requires version 1.7+ of the library distro and certbot-dns-cloudflare requires 4.0+ of the Cloudflare Python library.
diff --git a/newsfragments/10619.fixed b/newsfragments/10619.fixed
deleted file mode 100644
index 256831182..000000000
--- a/newsfragments/10619.fixed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Our Docker images have been updated to use Python 3.14 and Alpine Linux 3.23.