diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index 47afe10e29..b4c15f7f69 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class CoreVersion {
      *  Otherwise, the same as PUBLISHED_VERSION.
      *  RouterVersion.FULL_VERSION is suggested for display to the user.
      */
-    public final static String VERSION = "2.5.1";
+    public final static String VERSION = "2.5.2";
 
     /**
      *  The version published in the netdb via StatisticsManager.
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 7035bd7c2e..a512dba0d5 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2024-05-15 2.5.2 (API 0.9.62) released
+
 2024-05-14 zzz
  * i2ptunnel: Fix keepalive bug causing truncation of chunked content
  * Pull translations from Transifex
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index 6210f1df94..983e3eca00 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>2.5.1</appversion>
+        <appversion>2.5.2</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/installer/install5.xml b/installer/install5.xml
index d461f4715f..3f065d9a3d 100644
--- a/installer/install5.xml
+++ b/installer/install5.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>2.5.1</appversion>
+        <appversion>2.5.2</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 32d8871f35..1984cf18c3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     public final static String ID = "Git";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
     /** for example: "beta", "alpha", "rc" */
-    public final static String QUALIFIER = "-rc";
-    public final static long BUILD = 2;
+    public final static String QUALIFIER = "";
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + QUALIFIER + EXTRA;