diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index c9da2cbaba..bef185df26 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ 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/v2.4.3/plumed-src-2.4.3.tgz
-      URL_MD5 b1be7c48971627febc11c61b70767fc5
+      URL https://github.com/plumed/plumed2/releases/download/v2.4.4/plumed-src-2.4.4.tgz
+      URL_MD5 71ed465bdc7c2059e282dbda8d564e71
       BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
       CONFIGURE_COMMAND <SOURCE_DIR>/configure --prefix=<INSTALL_DIR> ${CONFIGURE_REQUEST_PIC})
     ExternalProject_get_property(plumed_build INSTALL_DIR)
diff --git a/lib/plumed/Install.py b/lib/plumed/Install.py
index e1a46a2380..5bd16ee3af 100644
--- a/lib/plumed/Install.py
+++ b/lib/plumed/Install.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ parser = ArgumentParser(prog='Install.py',
 
 # settings
 
-version = "2.4.3"
+version = "2.4.4"
 mode = "static"
 
 # help message
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ make lib-plumed args="-p $HOME/plumed2 -m shared" # use existing Plumed2 install
 checksums = { \
         '2.4.2' : '88188743a6e03ef076e5377d03ebb0e7', \
         '2.4.3' : 'b1be7c48971627febc11c61b70767fc5', \
-        '2.5b'  : 'e341bdef469be1da058b8a0b97a3db22', \
+        '2.4.4' : '71ed465bdc7c2059e282dbda8d564e71', \
+        '2.5.0' : '6224cd089493661e19ceacccd35cf911', \
         }
 
 # parse and process arguments
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ plumedpath= args.path
 homepath = fullpath('.')
 homedir = "%s/plumed2" % (homepath)
 
-if (pathflag):
+if pathflag:
     if not os.path.isdir(plumedpath):
       sys.exit("Plumed2 path %s does not exist" % plumedpath)
     homedir = fullpath(plumedpath)