diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 6bac1528..b1a5ef2a 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+= 4.5.2 =
+* added: automatic migration to move image paths from absolute to relative
+* changed: default quality for PNG to JPG did not match WordPress default
+* fixed: legacy absolute paths not matched during bulk scanner when relative matching is enabled
+* fixed: PNG to JPG auto-convert produces larger JPG images in some cases
+
 = 4.5.1 =
 * changed: optimization results are tracked by relative urls instead of absolute ones for better portability, migration tool coming soon
 * changed: ExactDN defaults to crop when explicit dimensions are given to image_downsize(), revert to scaling with EXACTDN_IMAGE_DOWNSIZE_SCALE
diff --git a/common.php b/common.php
index ac2661a7..71c64d6a 100644
--- a/common.php
+++ b/common.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	exit;
 }
 
-define( 'EWWW_IMAGE_OPTIMIZER_VERSION', '451.0' );
+define( 'EWWW_IMAGE_OPTIMIZER_VERSION', '452.0' );
 
 // Initialize a couple globals.
 $ewww_debug = '';
diff --git a/ewww-image-optimizer.php b/ewww-image-optimizer.php
index efa8d763..3f535aa0 100644
--- a/ewww-image-optimizer.php
+++ b/ewww-image-optimizer.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 Description: Reduce file sizes for images within WordPress including NextGEN Gallery and GRAND FlAGallery. Uses jpegtran, optipng/pngout, and gifsicle.
 Author: Exactly WWW
 Text Domain: ewww-image-optimizer
-Version: 4.5.1
+Version: 4.5.2
 Author URI: https://ewww.io/
 License: GPLv3
 */
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 92600cd0..03f85fa5 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tags: image, compress, resize, optimize, optimization, lossless, lossy, seo, web
 Requires at least: 4.9
 Tested up to: 5.0
 Requires PHP: 5.6
-Stable tag: 4.5.1
+Stable tag: 4.5.2
 License: GPLv3
 
 Speed up your website and improve your visitors' experience by automatically compressing and resizing images and PDFs. Boost SEO and improve sales.