diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c614ddd8d9..3e5b136112 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Main branch
 
-Updated dependencies: Django >5.1 (<5,2), Twisted >24 (<25).
+Updated dependencies: Django >5.2 (<5.3), Twisted >24 (<25).
 Python versions: 3.11, 3.12, 3.13.
 
 This upgrade requires running `evennia migrate` on your existing database
diff --git a/evennia/VERSION_REQS.txt b/evennia/VERSION_REQS.txt
index a767c6b243..13843d1b30 100644
--- a/evennia/VERSION_REQS.txt
+++ b/evennia/VERSION_REQS.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ PYTHON_MIN = 3.11
 PYTHON_MAX_TESTED = 3.13.100
 TWISTED_MIN = 24.11
 DJANGO_MIN = 4.0.2
-DJANGO_MAX_TESTED = 5.1.100
+DJANGO_MAX_TESTED = 5.2.100
diff --git a/evennia/contrib/grid/ingame_map_display/ingame_map_display.py b/evennia/contrib/grid/ingame_map_display/ingame_map_display.py
index 66515bbc12..cc18f5261d 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/grid/ingame_map_display/ingame_map_display.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/grid/ingame_map_display/ingame_map_display.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+r"""
 Basic Map - helpme 2022
 
 This adds an ascii `map` to a given room which can be viewed with the `map` command.
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ arguments passed into the Map command.
 import time
 
 from django.conf import settings
-
 from evennia import CmdSet
 from evennia.commands.default.muxcommand import MuxCommand
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index df920c912b..d6a27649f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   # core dependencies
   "legacy-cgi;python_version >= '3.13'",
-  "django >= 5.1, < 5.2",
+  "django >= 5.2, < 5.3",
   "twisted >= 24.11.0, < 25",
   "pytz >= 2022.6",
   "djangorestframework >= 3.14, < 3.15",
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ exclude = [
   "migrations",
   "docs",
 ]
-line-length = 100
\ No newline at end of file
+line-length = 100