diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 99523d47..689f7fbd 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.5.1
\ No newline at end of file
+4.5.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71852c3b..475c4d40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [4.5.2](https://github.com/auth0/java-jwt/tree/4.5.2) (2026-04-29)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/auth0/java-jwt/compare/4.5.1...4.5.2)
+
+**Added**
+- Chore: Bump update commons-beanutils dependency [\#761](https://github.com/auth0/java-jwt/pull/761) ([tanya732](https://github.com/tanya732))
+- Chore: Update Readme with Java 21 [\#760](https://github.com/auth0/java-jwt/pull/760) ([tanya732](https://github.com/tanya732))
+
 ## [4.5.1](https://github.com/auth0/java-jwt/tree/4.5.1) (2026-02-10)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/auth0/java-jwt/compare/4.5.0...4.5.1)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d40a9a84..23894d54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ Add the dependency via Maven:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.auth0</groupId>
   <artifactId>java-jwt</artifactId>
-  <version>4.5.1</version>
+  <version>4.5.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 or Gradle:
 
 ```gradle
-implementation 'com.auth0:java-jwt:4.5.1'
+implementation 'com.auth0:java-jwt:4.5.2'
 ```
 
 ### Create a JWT