diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 0ca7902..12e7407 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 0.5.2 (2024-11-12)
+
+- Update to pygit2 usage to enable usage of newer versions of the package while also maintaining backwards compatibility.
+
 ## 0.5.1 (2023-08-08)
 
 - Update python version to 3.9+
diff --git a/battenberg/__init__.py b/battenberg/__init__.py
index 7572dad..46c2861 100644
--- a/battenberg/__init__.py
+++ b/battenberg/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.5.1'
+__version__ = '0.5.2'
 
 
 from battenberg.core import Battenberg