diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8c522601..80cceaaa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 # this defines the CORE version number, must be static for AC_INIT
-AC_INIT(core, 5.1, core-dev@nrl.navy.mil)
+AC_INIT(core, 5.2, core-dev@nrl.navy.mil)
 
 # autoconf and automake initialization
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([netns/version.h.in])
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ AC_PROG_SED
 
 want_python=no
 want_linux_netns=no
-if test "x$enable_daemon" = "xyes"; then	
+if test "x$enable_daemon" = "xyes"; then
   want_python=yes
   want_linux_netns=yes
 
diff --git a/daemon/data/logging.conf b/daemon/data/logging.conf
index 46de6e92..7f3d496f 100644
--- a/daemon/data/logging.conf
+++ b/daemon/data/logging.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		}
 	},
 	"root": {
-		"level": "DEBUG",
+		"level": "INFO",
 		"handlers": ["console"]
 	}
 }
diff --git a/daemon/setup.py b/daemon/setup.py
index 1355ad8b..7ad302c9 100644
--- a/daemon/setup.py
+++ b/daemon/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ data_files.extend(recursive_files(_EXAMPLES_DIR, "examples"))
 
 setup(
     name="core",
-    version="5.1",
+    version="5.2",
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         "enum34",
diff --git a/netns/setup.py b/netns/setup.py
index 839faeae..9afa3694 100644
--- a/netns/setup.py
+++ b/netns/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ vcmd = Extension(
 
 setup(
     name="core-netns",
-    version="5.1",
+    version="5.2",
     description="Extension modules to support virtual nodes using Linux network namespaces",
     scripts=["vcmd", "vnoded", "netns"],
     ext_modules=[
diff --git a/ns3/setup.py b/ns3/setup.py
index c49d225e..08641acb 100644
--- a/ns3/setup.py
+++ b/ns3/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ _EXAMPLES_DIR = "share/corens3/examples"
 
 setup(
     name="core-ns3",
-    version="5.1",
+    version="5.2",
     packages=[
         "corens3",
     ],
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 13f1d64e..23786e96 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # branch name for the sonar analysis
-sonar.branch.name=5.1_shell_cleanup
+sonar.branch.name=rel/5.2
 sonar.branch.target=master
 
 # required metadata
 sonar.projectKey=CORE
 sonar.projectName=CORE
-sonar.projectVersion=5.1
+sonar.projectVersion=5.2
 
 # define modules
 sonar.modules=daemon,ns3,netns