diff --git a/tools/ci/platforms/ubuntu.sh b/tools/ci/platforms/ubuntu.sh
index 25f60825fb6..eb54f33878b 100755
--- a/tools/ci/platforms/ubuntu.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/platforms/ubuntu.sh
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ python_tools() {
     construct \
     cvt2utf \
     cxxfilt \
-    esptool==4.8.dev4 \
+    esptool==5.2.0 \
     imgtool \
     kconfiglib \
     pexpect==4.8.0 \