diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 1001c9c767..5bd8e09b6c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ Changelog
  * Fix: Handle StreamField migrations where the field value is null (Joshua Munn)
  * Fix: Prevent `StreamChildrenToListBlockOperation` from duplicating data across multiple StreamField instances (Joshua Munn)
  * Fix: Prevent error on lazily loading StreamField blocks after the stream has been modified (Stefan Hammer)
+ * Fix: Prevent syntax error on MySQL search when query includes symbols (Matt Westcott)
+
 
 5.2.7 (01.11.2024)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/docs/releases/5.2.8.md b/docs/releases/5.2.8.md
index 77fc9c5f2c..2cab0d6d00 100644
--- a/docs/releases/5.2.8.md
+++ b/docs/releases/5.2.8.md
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ depth: 1
  * Handle StreamField migrations where the field value is null (Joshua Munn)
  * Prevent `StreamChildrenToListBlockOperation` from duplicating data across multiple StreamField instances (Joshua Munn)
  * Prevent error on lazily loading StreamField blocks after the stream has been modified (Stefan Hammer)
+ * Prevent syntax error on MySQL search when query includes symbols (Matt Westcott)