diff --git a/components/package.json b/components/package.json
index 88128331a38..e5898ca8f4d 100644
--- a/components/package.json
+++ b/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "defectdojo",
-  "version": "2.51.0-dev",
+  "version": "2.52.0-dev",
   "license" : "BSD-3-Clause",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/docs/content/en/open_source/upgrading/2.52.md b/docs/content/en/open_source/upgrading/2.52.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cc20c6b446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/en/open_source/upgrading/2.52.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+title: 'Upgrading to DefectDojo Version 2.52.x'
+toc_hide: true
+weight: -20251006
+description: No special instructions.
+---
+There are no special instructions for upgrading to 2.52.x. Check the [Release Notes](https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/2.52.0) for the contents of the release.
diff --git a/dojo/__init__.py b/dojo/__init__.py
index 09ee079e553..0a21544849b 100644
--- a/dojo/__init__.py
+++ b/dojo/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # Django starts so that shared_task will use this app.
 from .celery import app as celery_app  # noqa: F401
 
-__version__ = "2.51.0-dev"
+__version__ = "2.52.0-dev"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo"
 __docs__ = "https://documentation.defectdojo.com"
diff --git a/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml b/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml
index c12fd48335b..7dfd0153e86 100644
--- a/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/defectdojo/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: "2.51.0-dev"
+appVersion: "2.52.0-dev"
 description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes to install DefectDojo
 name: defectdojo
-version: 1.7.0-dev
+version: 1.7.1-dev
 icon: https://defectdojo.com/hubfs/DefectDojo_favicon.png
 maintainers:
   - name: madchap
diff --git a/helm/defectdojo/README.md b/helm/defectdojo/README.md
index 9f89b8459e9..4ca6d85d2c8 100644
--- a/helm/defectdojo/README.md
+++ b/helm/defectdojo/README.md
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ kubectl delete pvc data-defectdojo-redis-0 data-defectdojo-postgresql-0
 
 # General information about chart values
 
-![Version: 1.7.0-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.7.0--dev-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.51.0-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.51.0--dev-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.7.1-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.7.1--dev-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.52.0-dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.52.0--dev-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for Kubernetes to install DefectDojo