diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c1e2bd967b0..c85e83ff003 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@ checksum = "1171693293099992e19cddea4e8b849964e9846f4acee11b3948bcc337be8776"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p"
-version = "0.56.0"
+version = "0.56.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "either",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e51faa159be..2cc5140e903 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ rust-version = "1.83.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-libp2p = { version = "0.56.0", path = "libp2p" }
+libp2p = { version = "0.56.1", path = "libp2p" }
 libp2p-allow-block-list = { version = "0.6.0", path = "misc/allow-block-list" }
 libp2p-autonat = { version = "0.15.0", path = "protocols/autonat" }
 libp2p-connection-limits = { version = "0.6.0", path = "misc/connection-limits" }
diff --git a/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md b/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md
index cb27ebe68e5..5c6c4a6865c 100644
--- a/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/libp2p/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.56.1
+
+- Fix `metrics` delegation to gossipsub protocol.
+  See [PR 6180](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/6180)
+
 ## 0.56.0
 
 - Remove `async-std` support.
diff --git a/libp2p/Cargo.toml b/libp2p/Cargo.toml
index 48f4c9477bd..dd1952fb93e 100644
--- a/libp2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libp2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "libp2p"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 description = "Peer-to-peer networking library"
-version = "0.56.0"
+version = "0.56.1"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ kad = ["dep:libp2p-kad", "libp2p-metrics?/kad"]
 macros = ["libp2p-swarm/macros"]
 mdns = ["dep:libp2p-mdns"]
 memory-connection-limits = ["dep:libp2p-memory-connection-limits"]
-metrics = ["dep:libp2p-metrics"]
+metrics = ["dep:libp2p-metrics", "libp2p-gossipsub?/metrics"]
 noise = ["dep:libp2p-noise"]
 ping = ["dep:libp2p-ping", "libp2p-metrics?/ping"]
 plaintext = ["dep:libp2p-plaintext"]