diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3dd304ac7..42207be81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
-=======
+## v5.2.2
+[Check the diff](https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-python/compare/v5.2.1...v5.2.2)
+
+### Bugfixes
+ * fixed an issue where a `cpu_total` of `0` could cause an exception (#610, #611)
+
 ## v5.2.1
 [Check the diff](https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-python/compare/v5.2.0...v5.2.1)
 
diff --git a/elasticapm/version.py b/elasticapm/version.py
index 7b908f23c..39f83ddbf 100644
--- a/elasticapm/version.py
+++ b/elasticapm/version.py
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 #  OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 #  OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-__version__ = (5, 2, 1)
+__version__ = (5, 2, 2)
 VERSION = ".".join(map(str, __version__))