[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html#section2 Section ''2a''] of the '''G'''eneral '''P'''ublic '''L'''icense says that if you distribute a modified version of a program: ''you must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change''. The change log can be generated in GNU ChangeLog format using git2cl which you may need to install on your system.

* Add an entry to the list of releases in [https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/blob/maintenance/gramps52/data/org.gramps_project.Gramps.metainfo.xml.in org.gramps_project.Gramps.metainfo.xml.in] file.