diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 23a45b9..fd50dd5 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: Support testing external commits
+      hash: c1133d1f16f1cb55e42b6c2b3c591fa3c8cfe425
+      body: |
+        tests require cloning of GitHub repo outside of Flowzone on AWS runners`
+
+        * on pull_request_target (external contibutions)
+          github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name will resolve to
+          {{forked-repo}}/open-balena (e.g. MrMEEE/open-balena)
+
+        * on pull_request, it will resolve to {{ github.repository }}
+      footer:
+        change-type: patch
+      author: Anton Belodedenko
+      nested: []
+  version: 4.1.356
+  title: ""
+  date: 2025-02-24T20:17:17.529Z
 - commits:
     - subject: Update balena/open-balena-api Docker tag to v34.7.0
       hash: f2498f14e2f1a7c8b84ea69ce89b539fecccb5ef
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98839e2..e82162a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
 automatically by Versionist. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY!
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# v4.1.356
+## (2025-02-24)
+
+* Support testing external commits [Anton Belodedenko]
+
 # v4.1.355
 ## (2025-02-24)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d8ce427..1ca0e08 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.355
\ No newline at end of file
+4.1.356
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/balena.yml b/balena.yml
index 8bd1945..cc0bd17 100644
--- a/balena.yml
+++ b/balena.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ data:
     - generic-amd64
     - genericx86-64-ext
     - intel-nuc
-version: 4.1.355
+version: 4.1.356