diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 480c341f..cab7162c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        swift: ["5.6"]
+        swift: ["5.6.1"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stability.yml b/.github/workflows/stability.yml
index 315545d2..283ba02d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stability.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stability.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        swift: ["5.6"]
+        swift: ["5.6.1"]
     steps:
     - uses: fwal/setup-swift@v1
       with:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        swift: ["5.6"]
+        swift: ["5.6.1"]
     steps:
     - uses: fwal/setup-swift@main
       with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99bd80a5..1e7c630d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-macOS%20%7C%20Ubuntu-lightgray" alt="Supports macOS and Ubuntu" />
   </a>
   <a href="https://swift.org">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Swift-5.6-F05138?logo=swift&logoColor=white" alt="Swift 5.6" />
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Swift-5.6.1-F05138?logo=swift&logoColor=white" alt="Swift 5.6.1" />
   </a>
   <a href="https://github.com/fwal/setup-swift/releases/latest">
     <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/fwal/setup-swift?sort=semver" alt="Latest release" />
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ After the environment is configured you can run swift commands using the standar
 ```yaml
 - uses: fwal/setup-swift@v1
 - name: Get swift version
-  run: swift --version # Swift 5.6
+  run: swift --version # Swift 5.6.1
 ```
 
 A specific Swift version can be set using the `swift-version` input:
diff --git a/__tests__/swift-versions.test.ts b/__tests__/swift-versions.test.ts
index 26165d9c..56819b67 100644
--- a/__tests__/swift-versions.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/swift-versions.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe("swift version resolver", () => {
 
   it("identifies X versions", async () => {
     const version = await versions.verify("5", macOS);
-    expect(version).toBe("5.6");
+    expect(version).toBe("5.6.1");
   });
 
   it("identifies versions based on system", async () => {
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 96d1e5a0..c20c419a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ inputs:
   swift-version: 
     description: Swift version to configure
     required: true
-    default: '5.6'
+    default: '5.6.1'
 outputs:
   version:
     description: The full Swift version that was configured
diff --git a/src/swift-versions.ts b/src/swift-versions.ts
index 438ca974..2694df47 100644
--- a/src/swift-versions.ts
+++ b/src/swift-versions.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import { System, OS } from "./os";
 
 const VERSIONS_LIST: [string, OS[]][] = [
+  ["5.6.1", [OS.MacOS, OS.Ubuntu]],
   ["5.6", [OS.MacOS, OS.Ubuntu]],
   ["5.5.3", [OS.MacOS, OS.Ubuntu]],
   ["5.5.2", [OS.MacOS, OS.Ubuntu]],