diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c1786ca54..fcac3b5ef 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "flood-app",
-  "version": "5.5.1",
+  "version": "5.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "flood-app",
-      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "version": "5.6.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7094cc8a..160a6b0c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "flood-app",
-  "version": "5.5.1",
+  "version": "5.6.0",
   "description": "Flood risk app",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": "github:defra/flood-app",
diff --git a/release-docs/CFF-5.6.0.txt b/release-docs/CFF-5.6.0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd5008703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-docs/CFF-5.6.0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Check for flooding 5.6.0 Wednesday 2nd March 2022
+
+# Release
+
+5.6.0
+
+# Tickets
+
+FSR-530 - Target Area Update - 2 March 2022 (https://eaflood.atlassian.net/browse/FSR-530)
+
+# Instructions
+
+!Important for webops
+
+This release updates target areas and the relase versions only in the CFF flood-app and flood-service.
+
+Steps
+
+1. Update LFW_{STAGE}_99_LOAD_FLOOD_ALERT_AREAS jenkins job with the following properties update for the updated database name for production:
+
+DB_NAME=floodprdg
+###### OR ########
+DB_NAME=floodprdb
+
+## NOTE if above property update not made this job will fail.
+
+2 - Execute LFW_{stage}_04_UPDATE_FLOOD_APP_AND_SERVICE_PIPELINE
+
+Execute smoke tests and forward results
+