diff --git a/.github/release.sh b/.github/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4599564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+# Check if version argument is provided
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <new_version>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+new_version=$1
+
+# Update changelog
+git cliff -o CHANGELOG.md
+
+# Update version in Cargo.toml
+sed -i "s/^version = \"[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\"\$/version = \"$new_version\"/" "Cargo.toml"
+
+# Create and push tag
+git tag -a v$new_version -m "v$new_version"
+
+git push origin v$new_version
+
+git cliff -o CHANGELOG.md
+
+gmsg "🎉 $new_version released" || true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b23d07e..738666c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.5.2](https://github.com/vemonet/ptrie/compare/v0.5.1..v0.5.2) - 2023-12-21
+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Bump to 0.5.2 - ([b46ced6](https://github.com/vemonet/ptrie/commit/b46ced6bde2ce59d061b212ac6a9fbbad4faae75))
+
 ## [0.5.1](https://github.com/vemonet/ptrie/compare/v0.5.0..v0.5.1) - 2023-12-21
 
 ### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3cda5f6..1818483 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ Publishing artifacts will be done by the `build.yml` workflow, make sure you hav
 2. Bump the version in the `Cargo.toml` file, create a new tag with `git`, and update changelog using [`git-cliff`](https://git-cliff.org):
 
    ```bash
-   git tag -a v0.5.0 -m "v0.5.0"
-   git push origin v0.5.0
-   git cliff -o CHANGELOG.md
+   ./.github/release.sh 0.5.0
    ```
 
 3. Commit, and push. The `release.yml` workflow will automatically create the release on GitHub, and publish to crates.io.