diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1d19b98d3..2703ace05 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "urllib3>=1.26.5",
 ]
 
+[project.entry-points."instana"]
+string = "instana:load"
+
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
   "pytest",
diff --git a/src/instana/version.py b/src/instana/version.py
index 83bfbd1c2..36a74f5b2 100644
--- a/src/instana/version.py
+++ b/src/instana/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 # Module version file.  Used by setup.py and snapshot reporting.
 
-VERSION = "2.5.1"
+VERSION = "2.5.2"