diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 31ef71739..94b1dc20b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2015-08-11
+  Released 2.5.2
+  New changes from Telegram Bot API have been applied
+  telegram.Bot now supports to be pickled
+  Return empty str instead None when message.text is empty
+
+
 2015-08-10
   Released 2.5.1
   Moved from GPLv2 to LGPLv3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db599ab7e..dea4d17ca 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def read(*paths):
 
 setup(
     name='python-telegram-bot',
-    version='2.5.1',
+    version='2.5.2',
     author='Leandro Toledo',
     author_email='leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com',
     license='LGPLv3',
diff --git a/telegram/__init__.py b/telegram/__init__.py
index ecdedb44f..702434706 100644
--- a/telegram/__init__.py
+++ b/telegram/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 __author__ = 'leandrotoledodesouza@gmail.com'
-__version__ = '2.5.1'
+__version__ = '2.5.2'
 
 from .base import TelegramObject
 from .user import User