diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/template b/srcpkgs/octave/template
index 107c9e42a0..1ca9e66322 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'octave'
 pkgname=octave
-version=5.1.0
+version=5.2.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args=" --with-blas=openblas --with-lapack=openblas"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gnu.org/software/octave/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/octave/octave-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e36b1124cac27c7caa51cc57de408c31676d5f0096349b4d50b57bfe1bcd7495
+checksum=2fea62b3c78d6f38e9451da8a4d26023840725977dffee5250d3d180f56595e1
 
 # Package build options
 # TODO: some options are still missing, such as
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ pre_build() {
 	chmod +x build-aux/mk-opts.pl
 }
 
-post_build() {
-	# Remove references to hardening -specs.
-	vsed -e "s|\(-specs=.*hardened-ld\)||g" -e "s|\(-specs=.*hardened-cc1\)||g" \
-		 -i src/mkoctfile.cc libinterp/build-env.cc
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	# add helper to launch octave from dmenu etc.
 	printf "#!/bin/sh\noctave --gui" > octave-gui