diff --git a/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt
index 6870fec87c..85ff0eb197 100644
--- a/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/ext_gmic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 SET(PREFIX_ext_gmic "${EXTPREFIX}" )
 
 # Download the gmic sources
 ExternalProject_Add( ext_gmic_base
     DOWNLOAD_DIR ${EXTERNALS_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
-    URL https://gmic.eu/files/source/gmic_2.4.5.tar.gz
-    URL_MD5 e1bc34379800d9b1330419a695824caf
+    URL https://gmic.eu/files/source/gmic_2.5.6.tar.gz
+    URL_MD5 8deabebc29081657986ae6531e3fc1d7
 
     SOURCE_DIR gmic
 
     CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
     BUILD_COMMAND ""
     INSTALL_COMMAND ""
 
     BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
 )
 
 # Download and build gmic-qt
 # FIXME: Forcing CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to Release
 ExternalProject_Add( ext_gmic_qt
     DOWNLOAD_DIR ${EXTERNALS_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
-    URL https://github.com/c-koi/gmic-qt/archive/v.2.4.5.tar.gz
-    URL_MD5 664ecce5516c2f7995882487b317dcb0
+    URL https://github.com/c-koi/gmic-qt/archive/v.2.5.6.tar.gz
+    URL_MD5 4e7cf71d6348d44f98d3c132433c358c
     PATCH_COMMAND ${PATCH_COMMAND} -p1 -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/desktop_icon.diff
 
     SOURCE_DIR gmic-qt
     INSTALL_DIR ${PREFIX_ext_gmic}
 
     CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX_ext_gmic} -DGMIC_QT_HOST=krita -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ${GLOBAL_PROFILE}
 
     UPDATE_COMMAND ""
 
     DEPENDS ext_gmic_base
 )
 
 add_custom_target(ext_gmic)
 add_dependencies(ext_gmic ext_gmic_qt)