diff --git a/ARES/a b/ARES/a
index 0c24435..cc37d7a 100644
--- a/ARES/a
+++ b/ARES/a
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  *           Nanite Systems Advanced Research Encapsulation System
  *  
- *            Copyright (c) 2022–2025 Nanite Systems Corporation
+ *            Copyright (c) 2022–2026 Nanite Systems Corporation
  *  
  * =========================================================================
  *
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
 #define ARES
 
 // version that OS components will report:
-#define ARES_VERSION "0.5.5"
+#define ARES_VERSION "0.5.6"
 #define ARES_VERSION_TAGS "beta 3"
 
 // copyright year for the OS:
-#define ARES_YEAR "2022-2025"
+#define ARES_YEAR "2022-2026"
 
 // ring definitions (link numbers):
 #define R_KERNEL  1
@@ -300,7 +300,11 @@ string E_PROGRAM_NUMBER = "!!";
 // Generated by _fs after a refresh, whether or not any files actually changed
 #define EVENT_INVENTORY_CHANGE		0x003
 
-// 0x004 was EVENT_TIMER, which has been replaced by SIGNAL_TIMER for brevity
+// (new in 0.5.6) Generated by the kernel when it moves a file to user memory
+// Format: 4 <filename>
+#define EVENT_INVENTORY_DROP		0x004
+
+// Prior to 0.5.x, 0x004 was EVENT_TIMER, which was been replaced by SIGNAL_TIMER for brevity.
 
 // Device events specify the name and key of the device, e.g. 5 battery <id>
 // However, they may be sent with no parameters during a device probe.