diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f3d370d30..97d2fc7bb 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "4.5.1"
+    ".": "4.5.2"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 133568d30..acd6a3a0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.5.2](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.5.1...v4.5.2) (2026-07-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* prevent StackOverflowError when parsing deeply nested KML containers and multi-geometries ([#1710](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/issues/1710)) ([1463cc5](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/commit/1463cc572da85b8a2317690fa94b0e2432995a96))
+
 ## [4.5.1](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils/compare/v4.5.0...v4.5.1) (2026-06-17)
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 17a074789..3cf61a383 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ tasks.register<Exec>("installAndLaunch") {
 allprojects {
     group = "com.google.maps.android"
     // {x-release-please-start-version}
-    version = "4.5.1"
+    version = "4.5.2"
     // {x-release-please-end}
 }
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