diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 39cfb219b..39ef878c7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2016-12-02  Peter Stephenson  <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
 
+	* unposted: Config/version.mk: 5.2-test-1.
+
 	* 40066: Etc/FAQ.yo, README: updates for 5.3 release.
 
 2016-12-01  Oliver Kiddle  <opk@zsh.org>
diff --git a/Config/version.mk b/Config/version.mk
index a62de3f59..b63ad0cf0 100644
--- a/Config/version.mk
+++ b/Config/version.mk
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 # This must also serve as a shell script, so do not add spaces around the
 # `=' signs.
 
-VERSION=5.2-dev-2
-VERSION_DATE='August 13, 2016'
+VERSION=5.2-test-1
+VERSION_DATE='December 2, 2016'