diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake
index 7093626abd..d0e3617e2a 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/ML-PACE.cmake
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ else()
       cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 OLD)
     endif()
 
-    set(PACELIB_URL "https://github.com/ICAMS/lammps-user-pace/archive/refs/tags/v.2023.11.25.fix.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for PACE evaluator library sources")
-    set(PACELIB_MD5 "b45de9a633f42ed65422567e3ce56f9f" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of PACE evaluator library tarball")
+    set(PACELIB_URL "https://github.com/ICAMS/lammps-user-pace/archive/refs/tags/v.2023.11.25.fix2.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL for PACE evaluator library sources")
+    set(PACELIB_MD5 "a53bd87cfee8b07d9f44bc17aad69c3f" CACHE STRING "MD5 checksum of PACE evaluator library tarball")
     mark_as_advanced(PACELIB_URL)
     mark_as_advanced(PACELIB_MD5)
     GetFallbackURL(PACELIB_URL PACELIB_FALLBACK)
diff --git a/lib/pace/Install.py b/lib/pace/Install.py
index fcd9497937..16d5ecc6b4 100644
--- a/lib/pace/Install.py
+++ b/lib/pace/Install.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ from install_helpers import fullpath, geturl, checkmd5sum, getfallback
 # settings
 
 thisdir = fullpath('.')
-version ='v.2023.11.25.fix'
+version ='v.2023.11.25.fix2'
 
 # known checksums for different PACE versions. used to validate the download.
 checksums = { \
-    'v.2023.11.25.fix': 'b45de9a633f42ed65422567e3ce56f9f'
+    'v.2023.11.25.fix2': 'a53bd87cfee8b07d9f44bc17aad69c3f'
 }
 
 parser = ArgumentParser(prog='Install.py', description="LAMMPS library build wrapper script")