diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe31431c4..238505820 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 - Fix LSL AvgBandPower data type only one value is sent #1098
 
 ### Improvements
-- Update to BrainFlow 5.5.0
-- Add feature to connect to Ganglion using Native Bluetooth [#1080](https://github.com/OpenBCI/OpenBCI_GUI/issues/1080)
+- Update to BrainFlow 5.6.1
+- Add feature to connect to Ganglion using Native Bluetooth #1080
 
 
 # v5.1.0
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde b/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde
index f773bd88d..67c8d1c78 100644
--- a/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde
+++ b/OpenBCI_GUI/OpenBCI_GUI.pde
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ import http.requests.*;
 //                       Global Variables & Instances
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //Used to check GUI version in TopNav.pde and displayed on the splash screen on startup
-String localGUIVersionString = "v5.1.1-alpha.1";
-String localGUIVersionDate = "January 2023";
+String localGUIVersionString = "v5.1.1-alpha.2";
+String localGUIVersionDate = "February 2023";
 String guiLatestVersionGithubAPI = "https://api.github.com/repos/OpenBCI/OpenBCI_GUI/releases/latest";
 String guiLatestReleaseLocation = "https://github.com/OpenBCI/OpenBCI_GUI/releases/latest";
 Boolean guiIsUpToDate;
diff --git a/OpenBCI_GUI/libraries/brainflow/library/brainflow.jar b/OpenBCI_GUI/libraries/brainflow/library/brainflow.jar
index e9a6fedaa..4d76f64a8 100644
Binary files a/OpenBCI_GUI/libraries/brainflow/library/brainflow.jar and b/OpenBCI_GUI/libraries/brainflow/library/brainflow.jar differ