diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ceaa7fceb4..57a7621c66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ _**For better traceability add the corresponding GitHub issue number in each cha
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [5.2.0] - 2024-07-03
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed ESS Investigation job processing not starting #579
@@ -698,7 +700,8 @@ _**For better traceability add the corresponding GitHub issue number in each cha
 - **Select Aspects you need**  You are able to select the needed aspects for which you want to collect the correct endpoint information.
 
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/compare/5.1.4...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/compare/5.2.0...HEAD
+[5.2.0]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/compare/5.1.4...5.2.0
 [5.1.4]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/compare/5.1.3...5.1.4
 [5.1.3]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/compare/5.1.2...5.1.3
 [5.1.2]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/item-relationship-service/compare/5.1.1...5.1.2
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index d105b524ec..435c2ef2cb 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/dev.failsafe/failsafe/3.3.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #9268
 maven/mavencentral/dk.brics.automaton/automaton/1.11-8, BSD-2-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.burt/jmespath-core/0.5.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.burt/jmespath-jackson/0.5.1, BSD-3-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/ci-environment/10.0.1, MIT, approved, #13863
+maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/ci-environment/10.0.1, MIT, approved, #15218
 maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/cucumber-core/7.18.0, MIT AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #15146
 maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/cucumber-expressions/17.1.0, MIT, approved, #14271
 maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/cucumber-gherkin-messages/7.18.0, MIT, approved, clearlydefined
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.edc/core-spi/0.6.0, Apache-2.0, approved
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.edc/edr-api/0.6.0, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.edc/edr-spi/0.6.0, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-api/0.0.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-common/2.1.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-edc-client/2.1.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-models/2.1.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
+maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-common/2.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
+maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-edc-client/2.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
+maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-models/2.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-policy-store/0.0.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-registry-client/2.1.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-testing/2.1.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
+maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-registry-client/2.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
+maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.tractusx.irs/irs-testing/2.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, automotive.tractusx
 maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish/jakarta.json/2.0.1, EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only with Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, ee4j.jsonp
 maven/mavencentral/org.hamcrest/hamcrest-core/2.2, BSD-3-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.hamcrest/hamcrest/2.2, BSD-3-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/6.0.19, Apache-2.0, approve
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/junit-jupiter/1.18.3, MIT, approved, #7941
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/junit-jupiter/1.19.7, MIT, approved, #10344
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/testcontainers/1.18.3, MIT, approved, #7938
-maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/testcontainers/1.19.7, Apache-2.0 AND MIT, approved, #10347
+maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/testcontainers/1.19.7, MIT, approved, #15203
 maven/mavencentral/org.typelevel/spire-macros_2.13/0.17.0, MIT, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.unbescape/unbescape/1.1.6.RELEASE, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ18904
 maven/mavencentral/org.webjars/swagger-ui/5.2.0, Apache-2.0, approved, #10221
diff --git a/charts/item-relationship-service/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/item-relationship-service/CHANGELOG.md
index 3392764545..132c122345 100644
--- a/charts/item-relationship-service/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/item-relationship-service/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [7.2.0] - 2024-07-03
+
+
+### Changed
+- Update IRS version to 5.2.0
 
 ## [7.1.4] - 2024-05-27
 
diff --git a/docs/src/api/irs-api.yaml b/docs/src/api/irs-api.yaml
index 8580810ea0..5e18fd8daf 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/irs-api.yaml
+++ b/docs/src/api/irs-api.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ info:
   description: The API of the Item Relationship Service (IRS) for retrieving item
     graphs along the value chain of CATENA-X partners.
   title: IRS API
-  version: 5.1.4
+  version: 5.2.0
 servers:
 - url: http://localhost:8080
 security:
diff --git a/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/IrsApplication.java b/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/IrsApplication.java
index e37f31b068..339e6673aa 100644
--- a/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/IrsApplication.java
+++ b/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/IrsApplication.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class IrsApplication {
     /**
      * The IRS API version.
      */
-    public static final String API_VERSION = "5.1.4";
+    public static final String API_VERSION = "5.2.0";
 
     /**
      * The URL prefix for IRS API URLs.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb0c6f84d7..adfbaafb8f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         </sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
 
         <!-- IRS Registry Client Library -->
-        <irs-registry-client.version>2.1.2-SNAPSHOT</irs-registry-client.version>
+        <irs-registry-client.version>2.1.2</irs-registry-client.version>
 
         <!-- Dependencies -->
         <springboot.version>3.1.11</springboot.version>