diff --git a/tools/picard/picard_AddOrReplaceReadGroups.xml b/tools/picard/picard_AddOrReplaceReadGroups.xml
index d70b2294846..cc670abb9f0 100644
--- a/tools/picard/picard_AddOrReplaceReadGroups.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/picard_AddOrReplaceReadGroups.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Add or Replace Groups" id="picard_ARRG" version="0.2.1">
+<tool name="Add or Replace Groups" id="picard_ARRG" version="1.56.0">
   <requirements><requirement type="package">picard</requirement></requirements>
   <command interpreter="python">
     picard_wrapper.py
diff --git a/tools/picard/picard_BamIndexStats.xml b/tools/picard/picard_BamIndexStats.xml
index 53258ae83cf..8855a91d6a9 100644
--- a/tools/picard/picard_BamIndexStats.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/picard_BamIndexStats.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="BAM Index Statistics" id="picard_BamIndexStats" version="0.2.1">
+<tool name="BAM Index Statistics" id="picard_BamIndexStats" version="1.56.0">
   <requirements><requirement type="package">picard</requirement></requirements>
   <command interpreter="python">
     picard_wrapper.py
diff --git a/tools/picard/picard_FastqToSam.xml b/tools/picard/picard_FastqToSam.xml
index f1674688fb7..2f736b3be96 100644
--- a/tools/picard/picard_FastqToSam.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/picard_FastqToSam.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool id="picard_FastqToSam" name="FASTQ to BAM" version="0.0.1">
+<tool id="picard_FastqToSam" name="FASTQ to BAM" version="1.56.0">
   <description>creates an unaligned BAM file</description>
   <requirements><requirement type="package">picard</requirement></requirements>
   <command>java  -XX:DefaultMaxRAMFraction=1 -XX:+UseParallelGC
diff --git a/tools/picard/picard_MarkDuplicates.xml b/tools/picard/picard_MarkDuplicates.xml
index 61835e209e9..5c8cb86ad30 100644
--- a/tools/picard/picard_MarkDuplicates.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/picard_MarkDuplicates.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Mark Duplicates" id="picard_MarkDuplicates" version="0.01.1">
+<tool name="Mark Duplicates" id="picard_MarkDuplicates" version="1.56.0">
   <command interpreter="python">
     picard_wrapper.py
       --input="$input_file"
diff --git a/tools/picard/picard_ReorderSam.xml b/tools/picard/picard_ReorderSam.xml
index 7fb41a573b3..09d15d1d63c 100644
--- a/tools/picard/picard_ReorderSam.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/picard_ReorderSam.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Reorder SAM/BAM" id="picard_ReorderSam" version="0.3.1">
+<tool name="Reorder SAM/BAM" id="picard_ReorderSam" version="1.56.0">
   <requirements><requirement type="package">picard</requirement></requirements>
   <command interpreter="python">
     picard_wrapper.py
diff --git a/tools/picard/picard_ReplaceSamHeader.xml b/tools/picard/picard_ReplaceSamHeader.xml
index 95a584068da..6cd30eb9596 100644
--- a/tools/picard/picard_ReplaceSamHeader.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/picard_ReplaceSamHeader.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Replace SAM/BAM Header" id="picard_ReplaceSamHeader" version="0.2.1">
+<tool name="Replace SAM/BAM Header" id="picard_ReplaceSamHeader" version="1.56.0">
   <requirements><requirement type="package">picard</requirement></requirements>
   <command interpreter="python">
     picard_wrapper.py
diff --git a/tools/picard/picard_SamToFastq.xml b/tools/picard/picard_SamToFastq.xml
index 2274ad1caed..278f42934c6 100644
--- a/tools/picard/picard_SamToFastq.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/picard_SamToFastq.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool id="picard_SamToFastq" name="SAM to FASTQ" version="0.0.1">
+<tool id="picard_SamToFastq" name="SAM to FASTQ" version="1.56.0">
   <description>creates a FASTQ file</description>
   <requirements><requirement type="package">picard</requirement></requirements>
   <command>java -XX:DefaultMaxRAMFraction=1 -XX:+UseParallelGC
diff --git a/tools/picard/rgPicardASMetrics.xml b/tools/picard/rgPicardASMetrics.xml
index 15381bbfcac..dcd1f998588 100644
--- a/tools/picard/rgPicardASMetrics.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/rgPicardASMetrics.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="SAM/BAM Alignment Summary Metrics" id="PicardASMetrics" version="0.03.1">
+<tool name="SAM/BAM Alignment Summary Metrics" id="PicardASMetrics" version="1.56.0">
   <command interpreter="python">
     picard_wrapper.py -i "$input_file" -d "$html_file.files_path" -t "$html_file"
     --assumesorted "$sorted" -b "$bisulphite" --adaptors "$adaptors" --maxinsert "$maxinsert" -n "$out_prefix" --datatype "$input_file.ext"
diff --git a/tools/picard/rgPicardFixMate.xml b/tools/picard/rgPicardFixMate.xml
index 5d7ecb6142e..83859e551df 100644
--- a/tools/picard/rgPicardFixMate.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/rgPicardFixMate.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Paired Read Mate Fixer" id="rgPicFixMate" version="0.2.1">
+<tool name="Paired Read Mate Fixer" id="rgPicFixMate" version="1.56.0">
   <description>for paired data</description>
   <command interpreter="python">
    picard_wrapper.py -i "$input_file" -o "$out_file" --tmpdir "${__new_file_path__}" -n "$out_prefix" 
diff --git a/tools/picard/rgPicardGCBiasMetrics.xml b/tools/picard/rgPicardGCBiasMetrics.xml
index f5eab53d0de..7adce089f04 100644
--- a/tools/picard/rgPicardGCBiasMetrics.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/rgPicardGCBiasMetrics.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="SAM/BAM GC Bias Metrics" id="PicardGCBiasMetrics" version="0.02.1">
+<tool name="SAM/BAM GC Bias Metrics" id="PicardGCBiasMetrics" version="1.56.0">
   <command interpreter="python">
     picard_wrapper.py -i "$input_file" -d "$html_file.files_path" -t "$html_file"
     --windowsize "$windowsize" --mingenomefrac "$mingenomefrac" -n "$out_prefix" --tmpdir "${__new_file_path__}"
diff --git a/tools/picard/rgPicardHsMetrics.xml b/tools/picard/rgPicardHsMetrics.xml
index d2d3017befe..56c7ef9123d 100644
--- a/tools/picard/rgPicardHsMetrics.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/rgPicardHsMetrics.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="SAM/BAM Hybrid Selection Metrics" id="PicardHsMetrics" version="0.02.1">
+<tool name="SAM/BAM Hybrid Selection Metrics" id="PicardHsMetrics" version="1.56.0">
   <description>for targeted resequencing data</description>
   <command interpreter="python">
 
diff --git a/tools/picard/rgPicardInsertSize.xml b/tools/picard/rgPicardInsertSize.xml
index 2cbda571a7d..5d188095582 100644
--- a/tools/picard/rgPicardInsertSize.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/rgPicardInsertSize.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Insertion size metrics" id="PicardInsertSize" version="0.3.2">
+<tool name="Insertion size metrics" id="PicardInsertSize" version="1.56.0">
   <description>for PAIRED data</description>
   <requirements><requirement type="package">picard</requirement></requirements>
   <command interpreter="python">
diff --git a/tools/picard/rgPicardLibComplexity.xml b/tools/picard/rgPicardLibComplexity.xml
index ab252100ec2..3e0fc72775a 100644
--- a/tools/picard/rgPicardLibComplexity.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/rgPicardLibComplexity.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Estimate Library Complexity" id="rgEstLibComp" version="0.01.1">
+<tool name="Estimate Library Complexity" id="rgEstLibComp" version="1.56.0">
   <command interpreter="python">
    picard_wrapper.py -i "$input_file" -n "$out_prefix" --tmpdir "${__new_file_path__}" --minid "$minIDbases"
    --maxdiff "$maxDiff" --minmeanq "$minMeanQ" --readregex "$readRegex" --optdupdist "$optDupeDist"
diff --git a/tools/picard/rgPicardMarkDups.xml b/tools/picard/rgPicardMarkDups.xml
index 5a6947b85a8..07894d90683 100644
--- a/tools/picard/rgPicardMarkDups.xml
+++ b/tools/picard/rgPicardMarkDups.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<tool name="Mark Duplicate reads" id="rgPicardMarkDups" version="0.01.1">
+<tool name="Mark Duplicate reads" id="rgPicardMarkDups" version="1.56.0">
   <command interpreter="python">
    picard_wrapper.py -i "$input_file" -n "$out_prefix" --tmpdir "${__new_file_path__}" -o "$out_file"
    --remdups "$remDups" --assumesorted "$assumeSorted" --readregex "$readRegex" --optdupdist "$optDupeDist"