diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index d843e9a..8f586d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the ${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
           make reviewable
-          make build
+          make build-docker-binary
 
       - name: Build Images
         run: |
-          IMG=ghcr.io/sap/metrics-operator:${{ env.version }} make docker-build
+          IMG=ghcr.io/sap/metrics-operator:${{ env.version }} make docker-buildx
 
       - name: setup OCM
         uses: open-component-model/ocm-setup-action@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 699defe..b060536 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ env.version }}
           name: Release ${{ env.version }}
-          body: "Automated release for version ${{ env.version }}"
-          draft: false
+          body: ${{steps.github_release.outputs.changelog}}
+          draft: true
           prerelease: false
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e2a5d7b..b0c2058 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.5.1-dev
+v0.5.2
diff --git a/charts/metrics-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/metrics-operator/Chart.yaml
index a58902c..e02d60e 100644
--- a/charts/metrics-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/metrics-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: metrics-operator
 description: A Helm chart for the metrics-operator
 type: application
-version: v0.5.1-dev
-appVersion: v0.5.1-dev
+version: v0.5.2
+appVersion: v0.5.2
diff --git a/charts/metrics-operator/values.yaml b/charts/metrics-operator/values.yaml
index ac3e641..1af124d 100644
--- a/charts/metrics-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/metrics-operator/values.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ image:
   repository: deploy-releases-hyperspace-docker.common.cdn.repositories.cloud.sap/cloud-orchestration/co-metrics-operator
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-  tag: v0.5.1-dev
+  tag: v0.5.2
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""