diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 210d290..258342d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.5.1"
+  ".": "0.5.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c7e3b3..3b1d1f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.2](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2) (2026-11-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* make the generated Makefile build an importable module ([#415](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/issues/415)) ([d81ecee](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/commit/d81ecee23808ff895153276dfeba647af7e83731))
+
 ## [0.5.1](https://github.com/go-python/gopy/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.1) (2026-11-01)
 
 
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 64158ca..fa13055 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 package main
 
 var (
-	Version     = "v0.5.1" // x-release-please-version
+	Version     = "v0.5.2" // x-release-please-version
 	GitCommit   = "unknown"
 	VersionDate = "unknown"
 )