diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ad1801b64c..2190f884c3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1-70-g2630adfd5 (2023-02-14 16:13:04)
+5.2 (2023-02-14 16:16:29)
diff --git a/_version.py b/_version.py
index 07f3d4772e..9501a89e25 100644
--- a/_version.py
+++ b/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.1"
+__version__ = "5.2"