diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ee116632e..58a1e59956 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [5.2.4](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/compare/5.2.3...5.2.4) (2023-08-31)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **perf:** perf tweaks, semver is a dep ([#918](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/issues/918)) ([5636083](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/commit/563608375fa23d1831673503bee501e487a8b1e4))
+
+
+
 ## [5.2.3](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sfdx-core/compare/5.2.2...5.2.3) (2023-08-27)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b4e7e21a5..df979f6b94 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@salesforce/core",
-  "version": "5.2.3",
+  "version": "5.2.4",
   "description": "Core libraries to interact with SFDX projects, orgs, and APIs.",
   "main": "lib/exported",
   "types": "lib/exported.d.ts",