diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6c0fd0b5986..6c45cbf61e9 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Release 5.2.2 (in development)
+Release 5.2.2 (released Sep 27, 2022)
 =====================================
 
 * #10872: Restore link targets for autodoc modules to the top of content.
diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index 9cdb8f74252..4c4067684fc 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', 'The frontend.Option class .*',
                         DeprecationWarning, module='docutils.frontend')
 
-__version__ = '5.2.1'
+__version__ = '5.2.2'
 __display_version__ = __version__  # used for command line version
 
 #: Version info for better programmatic use.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info = (5, 2, 1, 'final', 0)
+version_info = (5, 2, 2, 'final', 0)
 
 package_dir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))