diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 9661657b6..f18734895 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 Release History
 ---------------
 
+0.5.2 (2014-05-06)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+- Add #17 feature: character style
+
+
 0.5.1 (2014-04-02)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/docx/__init__.py b/docx/__init__.py
index be95f54b8..0d67a12fc 100644
--- a/docx/__init__.py
+++ b/docx/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from docx.api import Document  # noqa
 
-__version__ = '0.5.1'
+__version__ = '0.5.2'
 
 
 # register custom Part classes with opc package reader