Merge pull request #831 from pietroalbini/pre-1.52.0

Add post about the 1.52.0 pre-release testing

Author: Mark-Simulacrum

posts/inside-rust/2021-05-04-1.52.0-prerelease.md

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+layout: post
+title: "1.52.0 pre-release testing"
+author: Pietro Albini
+team: The Release Team <https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/release>
+---
+
+The 1.52.0 pre-release is ready for testing. The release is scheduled for this
+Thursday, May 6th. [Release notes can be found here.][relnotes]
+
+You can try it out locally by running:
+
+```plain
+RUSTUP_DIST_SERVER=https://dev-static.rust-lang.org rustup update stable
+```
+
+The index is <https://dev-static.rust-lang.org/dist/2021-05-04/index.html>. You
+can leave feedback on the [internals thread][internals].
+
+[relnotes]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/stable/RELEASES.md#version-1520-2021-05-06
+[internals]: https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/1-52-0-prerelease-testing