diff --git a/bio/vg/construct/environment.linux-64.pin.txt b/bio/vg/construct/environment.linux-64.pin.txt
index 1e0c4abf98..74a6fcbdc7 100644
--- a/bio/vg/construct/environment.linux-64.pin.txt
+++ b/bio/vg/construct/environment.linux-64.pin.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # $ conda create --name <env> --file <this file>
 # platform: linux-64
 @EXPLICIT
-https://conda.anaconda.org/bioconda/linux-64/vg-1.55.0-h9ee0642_0.tar.bz2#449e8ff1e1b6a48389f203fb32cf7ffe
+https://conda.anaconda.org/bioconda/linux-64/vg-1.56.0-h9ee0642_0.tar.bz2#810cb530cf4e41fdb1adc54633c9c38b
diff --git a/bio/vg/construct/environment.yaml b/bio/vg/construct/environment.yaml
index c04768bef7..7d471ae8aa 100644
--- a/bio/vg/construct/environment.yaml
+++ b/bio/vg/construct/environment.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ channels:
   - bioconda
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
-  - vg =1.55.0
+  - vg =1.56.0