diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 736c89962..7c8ab84d4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Workrave NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 22 September 2023
+Workrave NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 24 September 2023
 Copyright (C) 2001-2023 Rob Caelers, Raymond Penners, Ray Satiro
 See the end for copying conditions.
 
@@ -711,12 +711,12 @@ https://github.com/rcaelers/workrave/issues
 
 ** First public release.
 
- 
+
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Copyright information:
 
-Copyright (C) 2001-2022 Rob Caelers & Raymond Penners
+Copyright (C) 2001-2023 Rob Caelers & Raymond Penners
 
    Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies
    of this document as received, in any medium, provided that the
diff --git a/changes.yaml b/changes.yaml
index c407aa6cd..8cc8bac40 100644
--- a/changes.yaml
+++ b/changes.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 releases:
   - version: 1.10.52
-    date: 2023-09-22T23:39:27+02:00
+    date: 2023-09-24T12:55:47+02:00
     short: |-
-      Workrave 1.10.52 has been released. This release fixes GNOME 45 compatibility
+      Workrave 1.10.52 has been released. This release fixes GNOME 45 compatibility.
     changes:
       - Fix GNOME 45 compatibility (#508)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 30cdf5d93..178abc76a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ dnl
 
 m4_define([workrave_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([workrave_minor_version], [10])
-m4_define([workrave_micro_version], [51])
-m4_define([workrave_patch_version], [1])
+m4_define([workrave_micro_version], [52])
+m4_define([workrave_patch_version], [])
 m4_define([workrave_version],
           [workrave_major_version.workrave_minor_version.workrave_micro_version]m4_ifset([workrave_patch_version],[.workrave_patch_version]))
 m4_define([workrave_resource_version],