diff --git a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
index f716f1097d7..7bf1e0241b8 100644
--- a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
+++ b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.55 (28 Jan 2002)
+6.56 ( 6 Feb 2002)