diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 541d67491..d4be23495 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 0.5.1.{build}
+version: 0.5.2.{build}
 os: Windows Server 2012 R2
 install:
 - C:\Python35\Scripts\pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index be9c39bc6..a2e8f7555 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,34 @@ Xonsh Change Log
 
 .. current developments
 
+v0.5.2
+====================
+
+**Added:**
+
+* Added ``weechat`` to default predictors
+* ``$DYNAMIC_CWD_ELISION_CHAR`` environment variable to control how a shortened
+  path is displayed.
+
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* ``_ret_code`` function of ``prompt_ret_code`` xontrib return now ``None`` when
+  return code is 0 instead of empty string allowing more customization of prompt
+  format.
+
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Minor Python completer token counting bug fix.
+* multiline syntax error in PTK shell due to buffer not being reset
+* Segfaults and other early exit signals are now reported correctly,
+  again.
+* ``tests/bin/{cat,pwd,wc}`` shebang changed to python3
+
+
+
+
 v0.5.1
 ====================
 
diff --git a/news/command_cache_additions.rst b/news/command_cache_additions.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 46e17af14..000000000
--- a/news/command_cache_additions.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-**Added:**
-
-* Added ``weechat`` to default predictors
-
-**Changed:** None
-
-**Deprecated:** None
-
-**Removed:** None
-
-**Fixed:** None
-
-**Security:** None
diff --git a/news/dynamic_cwd_elision_char.rst b/news/dynamic_cwd_elision_char.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index b7eb9efaf..000000000
--- a/news/dynamic_cwd_elision_char.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-**Added:**
-
-* ``$DYNAMIC_CWD_ELISION_CHAR`` environment variable to control how a shortened
-  path is displayed.
-
-**Changed:** None
-
-**Deprecated:** None
-
-**Removed:** None
-
-**Fixed:** None
-
-**Security:** None
diff --git a/news/fix_multiline_execution.rst b/news/fix_multiline_execution.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index c421c0f8e..000000000
--- a/news/fix_multiline_execution.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-**Added:** None
-
-**Changed:** None
-
-**Deprecated:** None
-
-**Removed:** None
-
-**Fixed:**
-
-* multiline syntax error in PTK shell due to buffer not being reset
-
-**Security:** None
diff --git a/news/ltok.rst b/news/ltok.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e549b7905..000000000
--- a/news/ltok.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-**Added:** None
-
-**Changed:** None
-
-**Deprecated:** None
-
-**Removed:** None
-
-**Fixed:**
-
-* Minor Python completer token counting bug fix.
-
-**Security:** None
diff --git a/news/ret_code_none.rst b/news/ret_code_none.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index f285238da..000000000
--- a/news/ret_code_none.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-**Added:** None
-
-**Changed:**
-
-* ``_ret_code`` function of ``prompt_ret_code`` xontrib return now ``None`` when
-  return code is 0 instead of empty string allowing more customization of prompt
-  format.
-
-**Deprecated:** None
-
-**Removed:** None
-
-**Fixed:** None
-
-**Security:** None
diff --git a/news/sig.rst b/news/sig.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 48d6b1af0..000000000
--- a/news/sig.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-**Added:** None
-
-**Changed:** None
-
-**Deprecated:** None
-
-**Removed:** None
-
-**Fixed:**
-
-* Segfaults and other early exit signals are now reported correctly,
-  again.
-
-**Security:** None
diff --git a/news/tests-python-shebangs.rst b/news/tests-python-shebangs.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 78b5ecd31..000000000
--- a/news/tests-python-shebangs.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-**Added:** None
-
-**Changed:** None
-
-**Deprecated:** None
-
-**Removed:** None
-
-**Fixed:**
-
-* ``tests/bin/{cat,pwd,wc}`` shebang changed to python3
-
-**Security:** None
diff --git a/xonsh/__init__.py b/xonsh/__init__.py
index 5662e29bd..eea91c01b 100644
--- a/xonsh/__init__.py
+++ b/xonsh/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.5.1'
+__version__ = '0.5.2'
 
 # amalgamate exclude jupyter_kernel parser_table parser_test_table pyghooks
 # amalgamate exclude winutils wizard pytest_plugin fs