diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0a806dd1..c363672c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+=== Vdebug 1.5.2 / 2018-02-20
+Bug fixes:
+ * Fix numeric array quoting
+ * Fixes in documentation
+ * Fix for Perl debugging
+ * Multibyte returns crash fix
+
+Features:
+ * allow debugging in phar:// paths (php)
+
 === Vdebug 1.5.1 / 2015-09-07
 Bug fixes:
  * Fix buffers not being wiped out after ending a session (thanks @BlackIkeEagle, #226)
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ Bug fixes:
  * Stopped creating empty buffers every time Vdebug started (issue #25)
  * Fixed bug with file URI quoting
  * Fixed escaping of characters when calling eval (issue #15)
- 
+
 
 === Vdebug 1.2 / 2012-10-05
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f5bf68f..fc1f2057 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ If you're having trouble with Vdebug in any way, here are the steps you can take
 
 Follow me on Twitter, [@joonty](http://twitter.com/joonty), for Vdebug updates and release news.
 
+* **20/02/2018:** Version 1.5.2 released. This will be the last version with python2 support. If you are stuck to python2 fix your plugin manager on this version.
 * **07/09/2015:** Version 1.5.1 released. This adds a `:VdebugEval!` command and fixes issues with buffers not being wiped out. See below for more information.
 * **26/08/2015:** Version 1.5.0 released. This has a whole series of fixes and even a couple of new features.
 * **15/05/2014:** Version 1.4.2 released. This fixes major problems with the latest version of Vim, which has stricter rules around function naming. See [this pull request for more details][5]
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 26ca5946..4cda8f19 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.1
+1.5.2