diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-stem/template b/srcpkgs/python-stem/template
index 60b1e64e24..473aa53d67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-stem/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-stem/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-stem'
 pkgname=python-stem
-version=1.4.1b
-revision=4
+version=1.5.2
+revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc=stem-${version/b/}
 build_style=python-module
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ short_desc="Python2 controller library for Tor"
 maintainer="Michael Gehring <mg@ebfe.org>"
 license="LGPL-3"
 homepage="https://stem.torproject.org/"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/stem/stem-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=475ba00120d571bd959d7ef24e45c4c698bb568c9321043eb7a10c1f6e554325
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/stem/stem-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f43b4c3bf2662d7bfbd6420e98c3511411dcd910f617af61a283d4caf9014b5a
 alternatives="stem:tor-prompt:/usr/bin/tor-prompt2"
 
 python3-stem_package() {