diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix
index c596b4042cc3..f648d525442c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylint/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pylint";
-  version = "2.4.4";
+  version = "2.5.2";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.4";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "3db5468ad013380e987410a8d6956226963aed94ecb5f9d3a28acca6d9ac36cd";
+    sha256 = "b95e31850f3af163c2283ed40432f053acbc8fc6eba6a069cb518d9dbf71848c";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pytestrunner ];