diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 51929738a..0835378a1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 2.5.2
+Thursday, June 20, 2019
+====================================
+- More hb-config.hh facilities to shrink library size, namely when built as
+  HB_TINY.
+- New documentation of custom configurations in CONFIG.md.
+- Fix build on gcc 4.8.  That's supported again.
+- Universal Shaping Engine improvements thanks to David Corbett.
+- API Changes: Undeprecate some horizontal-kerning API and re-enable in hb-ft,
+  such that Type1 fonts will continue kerning.
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 2.5.1
 Friday, May 31, 2019
 ====================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 958bd2dd2..426b85038 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [2.5.1],
+        [2.5.2],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])
diff --git a/src/hb-version.h b/src/hb-version.h
index 1eca37a58..10b826ffb 100644
--- a/src/hb-version.h
+++ b/src/hb-version.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ HB_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define HB_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define HB_VERSION_MINOR 5
-#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 1
+#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 2
 
-#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.5.1"
+#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.5.2"
 
 #define HB_VERSION_ATLEAST(major,minor,micro) \
 	((major)*10000+(minor)*100+(micro) <= \