diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index debcfeeb64..c3bdafab95 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 51.3.3
+current_version = 52.0.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index c094960f9a..79941d8efe 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+v52.0.0
+-------
+
+
+Breaking Changes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* #2537: Remove fallback support for fetch_build_eggs using easy_install. Now pip is required for setup_requires to succeed.
+* #2544: Removed 'easy_install' top-level model (runpy entry point) and 'easy_install' console script.
+* #2545: Removed support for eggsecutables.
+
+Changes
+^^^^^^^
+* #2459: Tests now run in parallel via pytest-xdist, completing in about half the time. Special thanks to :user:`webknjaz` for hard work implementing test isolation. To run without parallelization, disable the plugin with ``tox -- -p no:xdist``.
+
+
 v51.3.3
 -------
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/2459.change.rst b/changelog.d/2459.change.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b8d11a9ed..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2459.change.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Tests now run in parallel via pytest-xdist, completing in about half the time. Special thanks to :user:`webknjaz` for hard work implementing test isolation. To run without parallelization, disable the plugin with ``tox -- -p no:xdist``.
diff --git a/changelog.d/2537.breaking.rst b/changelog.d/2537.breaking.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 184d8e8758..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2537.breaking.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove fallback support for fetch_build_eggs using easy_install. Now pip is required for setup_requires to succeed.
diff --git a/changelog.d/2544.breaking.rst b/changelog.d/2544.breaking.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 169c41b95e..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2544.breaking.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Removed 'easy_install' top-level model (runpy entry point) and 'easy_install' console script.
diff --git a/changelog.d/2545.breaking.rst b/changelog.d/2545.breaking.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c69fdf34d..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/2545.breaking.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Removed support for eggsecutables.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 006851daac..e0c4edc2e6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 license_files =
     LICENSE
 name = setuptools
-version = 51.3.3
+version = 52.0.0
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages