diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a36a066..bf9a7c97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Note: In this file, do not use the hard wrap in the middle of a sentence for com
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Update `wasm-tools@latest` to 1.256.0.
+
 - Update `tombi@latest` to 1.2.10.
 
 - Update `syft@latest` to 1.51.0.
diff --git a/manifests/wasm-tools.json b/manifests/wasm-tools.json
index dbd60fb2..01010053 100644
--- a/manifests/wasm-tools.json
+++ b/manifests/wasm-tools.json
@@ -23,10 +23,35 @@
     }
   },
   "latest": {
-    "version": "1.255.0"
+    "version": "1.256.0"
   },
   "1": {
-    "version": "1.255.0"
+    "version": "1.256.0"
+  },
+  "1.256": {
+    "version": "1.256.0"
+  },
+  "1.256.0": {
+    "x86_64_linux_gnu": {
+      "etag": "0x8DEF6F9847F2859",
+      "hash": "0b488be25c9e8a74dfa09f7eac614a927ea197f389d8fa5a21ffb1c15deb469d"
+    },
+    "x86_64_macos": {
+      "etag": "0x8DEF6F9848589C9",
+      "hash": "a73cd71796275f4bd19b0616d09584168a147aec2e9f39a24d00ef88d0cc2350"
+    },
+    "x86_64_windows": {
+      "etag": "0x8DEF6F984870EB9",
+      "hash": "8ce28d91e40ac077a40e133d332d7909747f5179e795e3f022cfbad95e5df3b7"
+    },
+    "aarch64_linux_gnu": {
+      "etag": "0x8DEF6F983FE0850",
+      "hash": "d75de3cd49d39f9bf7688aa776ac02d6cf9068c7926e8149300ad811b1e65443"
+    },
+    "aarch64_macos": {
+      "etag": "0x8DEF6F9840186D5",
+      "hash": "6e6a2df459b9f29ecfce148146d40178a4e6275de417e4ab7ebc1e27b9a41a24"
+    }
   },
   "1.255": {
     "version": "1.255.0"