diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6ef45bcc..c840ecc3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(rtorrent, 0.5.1, jaris@ifi.uio.no)
+AC_INIT(rtorrent, 0.5.2, jaris@ifi.uio.no)
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)