diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index b019d97af843c..6f2ae0c35cafb 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 verbose($DEBUG)
 
 def version
-  "2.51.0"
+  "2.52.0"
 end
 ide_version = "2.8.0"
 
diff --git a/java/CHANGELOG b/java/CHANGELOG
index cb5f9a6567bd4..ff4272c44e8d4 100644
--- a/java/CHANGELOG
+++ b/java/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+v2.52.0
+=======
+
+Firefox:
+    * Weakening platform restriction to enable 64-bit support
+    * Fixing closed window handling in FF45
+    * Implementing a capability that disables overlapping checks - "overlappingCheckDisabled"
+    
+WebDriver:
+    * Fix deselecting options in <select>, actually throw Exceptions documented
+    * handle special case spellcheck attribute Fixes #1605
+
+Grid:
+    * Allow forwarded response to be modified by CommandListener
+
 v2.51.0
 =======
 
@@ -2085,3 +2100,5 @@ Grid:
   * Track when a session has become orphaned.  I.e., when the client sends no
     commands after the initial session creation.  This almost always indicates
     the client is no longer connected and the session is unusable immediately.
+
+
diff --git a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/server/VERSION.txt b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/server/VERSION.txt
index ec2cf118f47c7..70573f0fa02a8 100644
--- a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/server/VERSION.txt
+++ b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/server/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-selenium.rc.version=2.51
+selenium.rc.version=2.52
 selenium.rc.revision=.0
-selenium.core.version=2.51
+selenium.core.version=2.52
 selenium.core.revision=.0
diff --git a/javascript/firefox-driver/extension/install.rdf b/javascript/firefox-driver/extension/install.rdf
index 1b1aa5964a6fd..59c809492eb5c 100644
--- a/javascript/firefox-driver/extension/install.rdf
+++ b/javascript/firefox-driver/extension/install.rdf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
         <em:id>fxdriver@googlecode.com</em:id>
-        <em:version>2.51.0</em:version>
+        <em:version>2.52.0</em:version>
         <em:type>2</em:type>
         <em:name>Firefox WebDriver</em:name>
         <em:description>WebDriver implementation for Firefox</em:description>
diff --git a/javascript/selenium-core/scripts/selenium-version.js b/javascript/selenium-core/scripts/selenium-version.js
index 7eb938c0f84a3..71253199dba70 100644
--- a/javascript/selenium-core/scripts/selenium-version.js
+++ b/javascript/selenium-core/scripts/selenium-version.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-Selenium.version = "2.51";
+Selenium.version = "2.52";
 Selenium.revision = ".0";
 
 window.top.document.title += " v" + Selenium.version + Selenium.revision;