diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glib/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glib/package.py
index 76e411aa71..cf4a6ce371 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glib/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glib/package.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Glib(AutotoolsPackage):
     homepage = "https://developer.gnome.org/glib/"
     url      = "https://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/glib/2.53/glib-2.53.1.tar.xz"
 
+    version('2.56.2', 'd64abd16813501c956c4e123ae79f47f1b58de573df9fdd3b0795f1e2c1aa789')
     version('2.56.1', '40ef3f44f2c651c7a31aedee44259809b6f03d3d20be44545cd7d177221c0b8d')
     version('2.56.0', 'f2b59392f2fb514bbe7791dda0c36da5')
     version('2.55.1', '9cbb6b3c7e75ba75575588497c7707b6')
@@ -73,9 +74,9 @@ class Glib(AutotoolsPackage):
     # around a legitimate usage.
     patch('no-Werror=format-security.patch')
     # Patch to prevent compiler errors in kernels older than 2.6.35
-    patch('old-kernels.patch', when='@2.56: os=rhel6')
-    patch('old-kernels.patch', when='@2.56: os=centos6')
-    patch('old-kernels.patch', when='@2.56: os=sl6')
+    patch('old-kernels.patch', when='@2.56.0:2.56.1 os=rhel6')
+    patch('old-kernels.patch', when='@2.56.0:2.56.1 os=centos6')
+    patch('old-kernels.patch', when='@2.56.0:2.56.1 os=scientific6')
 
     def url_for_version(self, version):
         """Handle glib's version-based custom URLs."""