diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
index 00a07cd91a7..502aadfbe82 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ body:
       description: |
         What JMeter version and edition did you use?
         Note: While you can obviously continue using older versions of JMeter, it may well be that your bug is already fixed. If you're using an older version, please also try to reproduce the bug in the latest version of JMeter before reporting it.
-      placeholder: ex. 5.5
+      placeholder: ex. 5.6
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
index f85d623f2f5..85fc221b752 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: JMeter Version
       description: What JMeter version and edition did you use?
-      placeholder: ex. 5.5
+      placeholder: ex. 5.6
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/regression.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/regression.yaml
index 14e09d220af..d27609c5810 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/regression.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/regression.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ body:
       description: |
         What JMeter version and edition did you use?
         Note: While you can obviously continue using older versions of JMeter, it may well be that your bug is already fixed. If you're using an older version, please also try to reproduce the bug in the latest version of JMeter before reporting it.
-      placeholder: ex. 5.5
+      placeholder: ex. 5.6
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input