diff --git a/recipes-ros/genmsg/genmsg_0.4.26.bb b/recipes-ros/genmsg/genmsg_0.5.6.bb
similarity index 76%
rename from recipes-ros/genmsg/genmsg_0.4.26.bb
rename to recipes-ros/genmsg/genmsg_0.5.6.bb
index 18ebf570633c23406e1156095ade6965bee62062..6d5da04167509f1402dd89e3b0f3b2f6796f1cf2 100644
--- a/recipes-ros/genmsg/genmsg_0.4.26.bb
+++ b/recipes-ros/genmsg/genmsg_0.5.6.bb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ LICENSE = "BSD"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
 
 SRC_URI = "https://github.com/ros/${ROS_SPN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz;downloadfilename=${ROS_SP}.tar.gz"
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "20e50f93a1faa507f024a10f7d9c0383"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "bd032aa99ce01cc4b2785a9c55cc3f18fb2712ef1af0a5347cf0dd6636a86efc"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "df017d0804f4fb2bb79a2579635451ee"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "70ec083888f8bbdc32cf6b97cdbc3ccc042fe78ad2e6f6fc60b414aaffd8fba6"
 
 inherit catkin