diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6b811c7d..8d6f105d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [1.5.2-rc.1](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.2-rc.1) (2023-12-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* `close` event was not triggered reliably ([#860](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/issues/860)) ([ec1d5ae](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/ec1d5ae8436b5265a59ef277e3fa05608f19f1ae)), closes [#636](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/issues/636)
+* **datachannel:** sending order is now preserved correctly ([18d491a](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/18d491a83df759f26c08d1bb10d6011891eb2efc)), closes [#746](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/issues/746)
+* support Blobs nested in objects ([7956dd6](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/7956dd640388fce62c83453d56e1a20aec2212b2)), closes [#1163](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/issues/1163)
+
 ## [1.5.1](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/compare/v1.5.0...v1.5.1) (2023-09-23)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2178e51e9..8609cb1bd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "peerjs",
-	"version": "1.5.1",
+	"version": "1.5.2-rc.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "peerjs",
-			"version": "1.5.1",
+			"version": "1.5.2-rc.1",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@msgpack/msgpack": "^2.8.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b3cb20599..394e90c28 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "peerjs",
-	"version": "1.5.1",
+	"version": "1.5.2-rc.1",
 	"keywords": [
 		"peerjs",
 		"webrtc",