version 2.5.2

* NEWS: Record release date.

NEWS

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 NEWS - list of user-visible changes between releases of GNU Libtool
 
-* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+* Noteworthy changes in release 2.5.2 (2024-08-29) [beta]
 
 ** Bug fixes: