diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15a61bd5..b003b83a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v0.52.0 (2024-05-07)
+
+### Feature
+
+* **utils/layout_manager:** Added GridLayoutManager to extend functionalities of native QGridLayout ([`fcd6ef0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/fcd6ef0975dc872f69c9d6fb2b8a1ad04a423aae))
+* **widget/dock:** BECDock and BECDock area for dockable windows ([`d8ff8af`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d8ff8afcd474660a6069bbdab05f10a65f221727))
+
+### Fix
+
+* **widgets/dock:** BECDockArea close overwrites the default pyqtgraph Container close + minor improvements ([`ceae979`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/ceae979f375ecc33c5c97148f197655c1ca57b6c))
+
 ## v0.51.0 (2024-05-07)
 
 ### Feature
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d423fe29..e6d8b10f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # pylint: disable= missing-module-docstring
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-__version__ = "0.51.0"
+__version__ = "0.52.0"
 
 # Default to PyQt6 if no other Qt binding is installed
 QT_DEPENDENCY = "PyQt6>=6.7"