diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ee9886f7..a9dcf65e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Version 1.52.0 (2025-11-20)
+
 ### AWS X-Ray propagator
 
 - Update xray lambda component provider name
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-aws-xray.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-aws-xray.txt
index 0bfd87e3d..9fd70dcd4 100644
--- a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-aws-xray.txt
+++ b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-aws-xray.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.52.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.51.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.53.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.51.0.jar
 No changes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
index c886ccf62..4b2b17542 100644
--- a/version.gradle.kts
+++ b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-val stableVersion = "1.52.0-SNAPSHOT"
-val alphaVersion = "1.52.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+val stableVersion = "1.53.0-SNAPSHOT"
+val alphaVersion = "1.53.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
 val tagVersion by extra { "v$stableVersion" }
 
 allprojects {