diff --git a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst b/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index a6adad2e96..0000000000
--- a/hypothesis-python/RELEASE.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-RELEASE_TYPE: patch
-
-This release standardises all of the shrinker's internal operations on running in a random order.
-
-The main effect you will see from this that it should now be much less common for the shrinker to stall for a long time before making further progress.
-In some cases this will correspond to shrinking more slowly, but on average it should result in faster shrinking.
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
index 134b24ade1..c968880a53 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/hypothesis-python/docs/changes.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ Hypothesis APIs come in three flavours:
 You should generally assume that an API is internal unless you have specific
 information to the contrary.
 
+.. _v4.5.2:
+
+------------------
+4.5.2 - 2019-02-06
+------------------
+
+This release standardises all of the shrinker's internal operations on running in a random order.
+
+The main effect you will see from this that it should now be much less common for the shrinker to stall for a long time before making further progress.
+In some cases this will correspond to shrinking more slowly, but on average it should result in faster shrinking.
+
 .. _v4.5.1:
 
 ------------------
diff --git a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
index 643d409889..a7865ff068 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
+++ b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/version.py
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
-__version_info__ = (4, 5, 1)
+__version_info__ = (4, 5, 2)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))