diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-PLUMED.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-PLUMED.cmake
index 35533f01ef..a9c5a59338 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-PLUMED.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/USER-PLUMED.cmake
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ if(PKG_USER-PLUMED)
     message(STATUS "PLUMED download requested - we will build our own")
     include(ExternalProject)
     ExternalProject_Add(plumed_build
-      URL https://github.com/plumed/plumed2/releases/download/v2.5.1/plumed-src-2.5.1.tgz
-      URL_MD5 c2a7b519e32197a120cdf47e0f194f81
+      URL https://github.com/plumed/plumed2/releases/download/v2.5.2/plumed-src-2.5.2.tgz
+      URL_MD5 bd2f18346c788eb54e1e52f4f6acf41a
       BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
       CONFIGURE_COMMAND <SOURCE_DIR>/configure --prefix=<INSTALL_DIR>
                                                ${CONFIGURE_REQUEST_PIC}
diff --git a/lib/plumed/Install.py b/lib/plumed/Install.py
index 3623a8cff0..a59200d1f8 100644
--- a/lib/plumed/Install.py
+++ b/lib/plumed/Install.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ parser = ArgumentParser(prog='Install.py',
 
 # settings
 
-version = "2.5.1"
+version = "2.5.2"
 mode = "static"
 
 # help message
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ checksums = { \
         '2.4.4' : '71ed465bdc7c2059e282dbda8d564e71', \
         '2.5.0' : '6224cd089493661e19ceacccd35cf911', \
         '2.5.1' : 'c2a7b519e32197a120cdf47e0f194f81', \
+        '2.5.2' : 'bd2f18346c788eb54e1e52f4f6acf41a', \
         }
 
 # parse and process arguments