diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba17932d93..699c16b3f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+### 1.5.2 (Next)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Your contribution here.
+
+#### Fixes
+
+* Your contribution here.
+
 ### 1.5.1 (2020/11/15)
 
 #### Fixes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c17c3c76a..0261cbc531 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ content negotiation, versioning and much more.
 
 ## Stable Release
 
-You're reading the documentation for the stable release of Grape, 1.5.1.
+You're reading the documentation for the next release of Grape, which should be **1.5.2**.
+Please read [UPGRADING](UPGRADING.md) when upgrading from a previous version.
+The current stable release is [1.5.1](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/blob/v1.5.1/README.md).
 
 ## Project Resources
 
diff --git a/lib/grape/version.rb b/lib/grape/version.rb
index 5fd4319c12..b62f63d74b 100644
--- a/lib/grape/version.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/version.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 module Grape
   # The current version of Grape.
-  VERSION = '1.5.1'
+  VERSION = '1.5.2'
 end