diff --git a/vala/PKGBUILD b/vala/PKGBUILD
index bd1601c0b5..7f4d2cb149 100644
--- a/vala/PKGBUILD
+++ b/vala/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Contributor: Timm Preetz <timm@preetz.us>
 
 pkgname=vala
-pkgver=0.56.8
+pkgver=0.56.9
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='Compiler for the GObject type system'
 url='https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ provides=(
 )
 conflicts=(valadoc)
 replaces=(valadoc)
-_commit=ebfff07a8191060ba5512c5a2a329ee45f187f70  # tags/0.56.8^0
+_commit=2f9b82461c5348a7ce09739f6f5dae1b127bd302  # tags/0.56.9^0
 source=("git+https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala.git#commit=$_commit")
 b2sums=('SKIP')