[Release] Bump version to 1.56.1 (on v1.56.x branch) (#33651)

Change was created by the release automation script. See
go/grpc-release.
diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 1c697f1..2cc201a 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 
 core_version = "33.0.0"  # @unused
 
-version = "1.56.1-pre1"  # @unused
+version = "1.56.1"  # @unused
 
 GPR_PUBLIC_HDRS = [
     "include/grpc/support/alloc.h",
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d9fa03..768ee22 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME          "grpc")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION       "1.56.1-pre1")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION       "1.56.1")
 set(gRPC_CORE_VERSION     "33.0.0")
 set(gRPC_CORE_SOVERSION   "33")
-set(gRPC_CPP_VERSION      "1.56.1-pre1")
+set(gRPC_CPP_VERSION      "1.56.1")
 set(gRPC_CPP_SOVERSION    "1.56")
-set(gRPC_CSHARP_VERSION   "2.56.1-pre1")
+set(gRPC_CSHARP_VERSION   "2.56.1")
 set(gRPC_CSHARP_SOVERSION "2.56")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING        "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME       "${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 if (gRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_IS_CSHARP)
   # The value of the defines needs to contain quotes.
   # See https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/fbf32836a418cc84f58786700273b65cb9174e1d/src/core/ext/xds/xds_api.cc#L854
-  add_definitions("-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_NAME_SUFFIX=\"csharp\"" "-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX=\"2.56.1-pre1\"")
+  add_definitions("-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_NAME_SUFFIX=\"csharp\"" "-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX=\"2.56.1\"")
 endif()
 
 if(UNIX AND NOT HAIKU)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eccbb96..a74361d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@
 endif
 
 CORE_VERSION = 33.0.0
-CPP_VERSION = 1.56.1-pre1
-CSHARP_VERSION = 2.56.1-pre1
+CPP_VERSION = 1.56.1
+CSHARP_VERSION = 2.56.1
 
 CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDES)) $(addprefix -D, $(DEFINES))
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAGS)
diff --git a/_metadata.py b/_metadata.py
index 9e9f47b..44503bc 100644
--- a/_metadata.py
+++ b/_metadata.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/_metadata.py.template`!!!
 
-__version__ = """1.56.1rc1"""
+__version__ = """1.56.1"""
diff --git a/build_handwritten.yaml b/build_handwritten.yaml
index 832f534..b6931d2 100644
--- a/build_handwritten.yaml
+++ b/build_handwritten.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   csharp_major_version: 2
   g_stands_for: galvanized
   protobuf_version: 3.23.1
-  version: 1.56.1-pre1
+  version: 1.56.1
 configs:
   asan:
     CC: clang
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index 78e4250..36e8fbf 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@
     -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0 -DNOMINMAX -DGRPC_ARES=0 \
     -DGRPC_POSIX_FORK_ALLOW_PTHREAD_ATFORK=1 \
     -DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_NAME_SUFFIX='"\"PHP\""' \
-    -DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX='"\"1.56.1RC1\""')
+    -DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX='"\"1.56.1\""')
 
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/backend_metrics)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/census)
diff --git a/gRPC-C++.podspec b/gRPC-C++.podspec
index 7687300..30b4424 100644
--- a/gRPC-C++.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-C++.podspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-C++'
   # TODO (mxyan): use version that match gRPC version when pod is stabilized
-  version = '1.56.1-pre1'
+  version = '1.56.1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC C++ library'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 32e0586..47a1d9b 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-Core'
-  version = '1.56.1-pre1'
+  version = '1.56.1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Core cross-platform gRPC library, written in C'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index e9d4c45..e65d32a 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-ProtoRPC'
-  version = '1.56.1-pre1'
+  version = '1.56.1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'RPC library for Protocol Buffers, based on gRPC'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
index f8714c1..781cd86 100644
--- a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-RxLibrary'
-  version = '1.56.1-pre1'
+  version = '1.56.1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Reactive Extensions library for iOS/OSX.'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index 6a70f2e..f4e4795 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC'
-  version = '1.56.1-pre1'
+  version = '1.56.1'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC client library for iOS/OSX'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/include/grpcpp/version_info.h b/include/grpcpp/version_info.h
index 7cc052a..bc76a2b 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/version_info.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/version_info.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MINOR 56
 #define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_PATCH 1
-#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_TAG "pre1"
-#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_STRING "1.56.1-pre1"
+#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_TAG ""
+#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_STRING "1.56.1"
 
 #endif  // GRPCPP_VERSION_INFO_H
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index ba9b53c..e8d6377 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
  <date>2019-09-24</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
-  <release>1.56.1RC1</release>
-  <api>1.56.1RC1</api>
+  <release>1.56.1</release>
+  <api>1.56.1</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
-  <release>beta</release>
-  <api>beta</api>
+  <release>stable</release>
+  <api>stable</api>
  </stability>
  <license>Apache 2.0</license>
  <notes>
diff --git a/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props b/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props
index 931c5f8..445c292 100644
--- a/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props
+++ b/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- This file is generated -->
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <GrpcCsharpVersion>2.56.1-pre1</GrpcCsharpVersion>
+    <GrpcCsharpVersion>2.56.1</GrpcCsharpVersion>
     <GoogleProtobufVersion>3.23.1</GoogleProtobufVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git "a/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec" "b/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec"
index 7b41858..4eeeea8 100644
--- "a/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec"
+++ "b/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin'
-  v = '1.56.1-pre1'
+  v = '1.56.1'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates C++ files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
diff --git "a/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec" "b/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec"
index 151a8c1..76ad83e 100644
--- "a/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec"
+++ "b/src/objective-c/\041ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin'
-  v = '1.56.1-pre1'
+  v = '1.56.1'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates Objective-C files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
diff --git a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h
index 06d2b1c..c741221 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 // instead. This file can be regenerated from the template by running
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.56.1-pre1"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.56.1"
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/version.h b/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
index 329c08a..923e49c 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 // instead. This file can be regenerated from the template by running
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.56.1-pre1"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.56.1"
 #define GRPC_C_VERSION_STRING @"33.0.0"
diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
index 10b35a5..4a7a8cf 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.56.1RC1"
+#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.56.1"
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
index 638bb03..3898def 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py.template`!!!
 
-__version__ = """1.56.1rc1"""
+__version__ = """1.56.1"""
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
index a326670..acbc190 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py
index bd84071..791da37 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
index d2e0989..48609a7 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py
index b3725c5..340ad67 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
index 580934f..53a47b0 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
index 64c6168..28e00f6 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
index ef92890..4c0dbf3 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
index cd7bf82..d0d4748 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
index 6c848d5..6443f9f 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
index 6131eb7..17d5677 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # GRPC contains the General RPC module.
 module GRPC
-  VERSION = '1.56.1.pre1'
+  VERSION = '1.56.1'
 end
diff --git a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
index 91699e2..7bac875 100644
--- a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 
 module GRPC
   module Tools
-    VERSION = '1.56.1.pre1'
+    VERSION = '1.56.1'
   end
 end
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py
index 324b05b..d45278d 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
 PROTOBUF_VERSION = '3.23.1'
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
index 7adf3c4..bc87183 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.56.1rc1'
+VERSION = '1.56.1'
 PROTOBUF_VERSION = '3.23.1'
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
index 658765f..a02b542 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1-pre1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 710fe9d..35a6b70 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1-pre1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc
index 876fbff..3e9996d 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1-pre1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal
index 3f62918..60a82ac 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1-pre1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php
index 6915a34..bb8b77e 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1-pre1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.56.1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a