diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ac16de0..e9930ac 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -72,15 +72,22 @@ Change log
 .. note:: GCnn refers to an issue nn on Google Code.
 
 
-0.5.2 (future)
+0.5.3 (future)
 --------------
 
 Released: Not yet
 
+
+0.5.2
+-----
+
+Released: 2023-12-12
+
 * Fix #228: Clarify documentation for encryption/decryption.
 
 * Make I/O buffer size configurable via ``buffer_size`` attribute on a ``GPG`` instance.
 
+
 0.5.1
 -----
 
diff --git a/gnupg.py b/gnupg.py
index cd184a2..e4c36ab 100644
--- a/gnupg.py
+++ b/gnupg.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 import sys
 import threading
 
-__version__ = '0.5.2.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.5.2'
 __author__ = 'Vinay Sajip'
-__date__ = '$22-Jul-2023 16:36:40$'
+__date__ = '$12-Dec-2023 07:52:07$'
 
 STARTUPINFO = None
 if os.name == 'nt':  # pragma: no cover
@@ -1342,8 +1342,8 @@ def set_output_without_confirmation(self, args, output):
 
     def is_valid_passphrase(self, passphrase):
         """
-        Confirm that the passphrase doesn't contain newline-type characters - it is passed in a pipe to `gpg`, and so not
-        checking could lead to spoofing attacks by passing arbitrary text after passphrase and newline.
+        Confirm that the passphrase doesn't contain newline-type characters - it is passed in a pipe to `gpg`,
+        and so not checking could lead to spoofing attacks by passing arbitrary text after passphrase and newline.
 
         Args:
             passphrase (str): The passphrase to test.
diff --git a/test_gnupg.py b/test_gnupg.py
index d85d133..8b97343 100644
--- a/test_gnupg.py
+++ b/test_gnupg.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def skipIf(condition, message):
 import gnupg
 
 __author__ = 'Vinay Sajip'
-__date__ = '$22-Jul-2023 16:37:02$'
+__date__ = '$12-Dec-2023 07:57:43$'
 
 ALL_TESTS = True