diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b003b83a..848d4243 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v0.52.1 (2024-05-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* **docstrings:** Docstrings formating fixed for sphinx to properly format readdocs ([`7f2f7cd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7f2f7cd07a14876617cd83cedde8c281fdc52c3a))
+
 ## v0.52.0 (2024-05-07)
 
 ### Feature
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e6d8b10f..619908e1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # pylint: disable= missing-module-docstring
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-__version__ = "0.52.0"
+__version__ = "0.52.1"
 
 # Default to PyQt6 if no other Qt binding is installed
 QT_DEPENDENCY = "PyQt6>=6.7"