diff --git a/docu/history.md b/docu/history.md
index 0d4503f66cfe3f150bba5b32a5e5d1b82f0fcb65..6d682df4adb0cf92146b44ae25005fa79225d816 100644
--- a/docu/history.md
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2021, Institute of Coastal Systems - Analysis and Modelling, Helmh
 SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
 See ./LICENSES/ for license information
 
-Authors: Stefan Hagemann
+Author: Stefan Hagemann
 Contact: <stefan.hagemann@hereon.de>
 _________________________________________
 ```
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## HD Model Version 5.2.4, 11 March 2025
+
+### Added
++ For coupled modeling using YAC, the script ./autogen.sh is added. The configure script is automatically generated and should not be edited manually. Please, use this new script to update configure when you change ./configure.ac or anything inside ./build-aux/m4.
++ Implement optional setting of start and end times and related nstep calculation to allow a simulation for a specific number of subdaily time steps. The HD offline scripts have also been adapted for running only a few days (IWORK=5) or using subdaily timesteps with daily forcing. For the steering of these offline runs, a sub-script ./scr/hd_subdaily_settings.ksh has been introduced.  
++ Implement the possibility of a dedicated restart writing at a specified time step.
++ Implement an option to periodically restart file writing on a monthly or annual basis.
+	
+### Changed
++ The MO_YAC_FINTERFACE is deprecated starting YAC 3.2.0 and will be removed in one of the next ICON releases. The configure script and the code is updated to use the new YAC module.
++ Regenerate configure script, which drops several manually introduced lines.
+
+### Fixed
++ Correct date/time global attributes in restart file at simulation end.
+
 ## HD Model Version 5.2.3, 18 November 2024
 
 ### Remark
diff --git a/docu/namelist_settings.md b/docu/namelist_settings.md
index b884cf7dd0e3390633a7a6ccc8595e795eb1ab69..ef08a99659888175e5c1a80f5b4ea698cffe80ad 100644
--- a/docu/namelist_settings.md
+++ b/docu/namelist_settings.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Time Control
                                 If you set time_end, you must also set date_end.
      date_rest      CHARACTER   Date of the first restart file writing, format YYYYMMDD or YYYY-MM-DD (Def.: none)
      time_rest      CHARACTER   Time of the first restart file writing, format HHMMSS or HH:MM:SS (Def.: none)
+     irest_regular  INTEGER     Switch for regular writing of restart files (0=none, 1=annual, 2=monthly)
 
      ufakru         REAL(dp)    unit factor for runoff and drainage input data so that their unit becomes [m/s], Default: 1.
      runoff_file    CHARACTER   file with input runoff data if stand alone run, Default: "runoff.nc"