diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index c231fed571e0..14843e4f505c 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ erlang_package.hex_package(
 erlang_package.hex_package(
     name = "recon",
     build_file = "@rabbitmq-server//bazel:BUILD.recon",
-    sha256 = "6c6683f46fd4a1dfd98404b9f78dcabc7fcd8826613a89dcb984727a8c3099d7",
-    version = "2.5.3",
+    sha256 = "96c6799792d735cc0f0fd0f86267e9d351e63339cbe03df9d162010cefc26bb0",
+    version = "2.5.6",
 )
 
 erlang_package.hex_package(
diff --git a/bazel/BUILD.recon b/bazel/BUILD.recon
index 9a2eb6cc8baa..35d78a04b4de 100644
--- a/bazel/BUILD.recon
+++ b/bazel/BUILD.recon
@@ -25,17 +25,9 @@ erlang_bytecode(
         "src/recon_rec.erl",
         "src/recon_trace.erl",
     ],
-    outs = [
-        "ebin/recon.beam",
-        "ebin/recon_alloc.beam",
-        "ebin/recon_lib.beam",
-        "ebin/recon_map.beam",
-        "ebin/recon_rec.beam",
-        "ebin/recon_trace.beam",
-    ],
-    hdrs = [],
+    hdrs = [":public_and_private_hdrs"],
     app_name = "recon",
-    beam = [],
+    dest = "ebin",
     erlc_opts = "//:erlc_opts",
 )
 
@@ -57,20 +49,11 @@ filegroup(
     ],
 )
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "private_hdrs",
-    srcs = [],
-)
+filegroup(name = "private_hdrs")
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "public_hdrs",
-    srcs = [],
-)
+filegroup(name = "public_hdrs")
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "priv",
-    srcs = [],
-)
+filegroup(name = "priv")
 
 filegroup(
     name = "licenses",
@@ -96,8 +79,12 @@ filegroup(
 erlang_app(
     name = "erlang_app",
     srcs = [":all_srcs"],
+    hdrs = [":public_hdrs"],
     app_name = "recon",
     beam_files = [":beam_files"],
+    extra_apps = ["syntax_tools"],
+    license_files = [":license_files"],
+    priv = [":priv"],
 )
 
 alias(
@@ -105,3 +92,10 @@ alias(
     actual = ":erlang_app",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "license_files",
+    srcs = [
+        "LICENSE",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/rabbitmq-components.mk b/rabbitmq-components.mk
index b6361f61d0cd..51ae1961dfc2 100644
--- a/rabbitmq-components.mk
+++ b/rabbitmq-components.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dep_osiris = git https://github.com/rabbitmq/osiris v1.8.3
 dep_prometheus = hex 4.11.0
 dep_ra = hex 2.14.0
 dep_ranch = hex 2.1.0
-dep_recon = hex 2.5.3
+dep_recon = hex 2.5.6
 dep_redbug = hex 2.0.7
 dep_systemd = hex 0.6.1
 dep_thoas = hex 1.0.0