diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 95ded77..9ef2299 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ Fixes
 * Respect tab order for prev/next buttons (#1051)
 * Nav: Don't toggle terminal nodes (#1049)
 
+v0.5.2
+======
+
+:Date: April 5, 2021
+
+.. note:: This commit will not be in ``master``, but was branched directly off ``0.5.1`` to minimize issues.
+          The next full release will contain all PR's previously merged.
+
+* Depend on docutils < 0.17 (#1113)
+
 v0.5.1
 ======
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3815072..ab0e53f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sphinx_rtd_theme",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d7bfff2..1f2b85c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "sphinx_rtd_theme",
   "main": "js/theme.js",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "webpack-dev-server --open --config webpack.dev.js",
     "build": "webpack --config webpack.prod.js",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 362c813..788318b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class TransifexCommand(distutils.cmd.Command):
 
 setup(
     name='sphinx_rtd_theme',
-    version='0.5.1',
+    version='0.5.2',
     url='https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme',
     license='MIT',
     author='Dave Snider, Read the Docs, Inc. & contributors',
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ setup(
     },
     install_requires=[
         'sphinx>=1.6'
+        'docutils<0.17', # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/9001
     ],
     tests_require=[
         'pytest',