diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 39aa7da4eb..e1555012ce 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+8.1.0-dev.456 | 2025-08-25 12:29:32 -0700
+
+  * Bump zeekctl (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
+
 8.1.0-dev.454 | 2025-08-22 10:12:35 +0200
 
   * cluster/Backend: Fallback to current network time when current event has not timestamp (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6419623cae..161e9fa5f0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.0-dev.454
+8.1.0-dev.456
diff --git a/auxil/zeekctl b/auxil/zeekctl
index 93459b37c3..de6b849653 160000
--- a/auxil/zeekctl
+++ b/auxil/zeekctl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 93459b37c3deab4bec9e886211672024fa3e4759
+Subproject commit de6b849653a19aff22b2a7b08be572bca48f4994