diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 549a38837..29c5a5e4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.52.0] - 2023-10-05
+
 ### Changed
 
 - BREAKING: Make roleConfig customizable by making the `Role` struct generic over the `roleConfig` ([#661]).
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d1a6d2535..126cef222 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.51.1"
+version = "0.52.0"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.de>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"