diff --git a/tools/ci/platforms/darwin_arm64.sh b/tools/ci/platforms/darwin_arm64.sh
index 69b03ccfbae..4cc9ed488c4 100755
--- a/tools/ci/platforms/darwin_arm64.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/platforms/darwin_arm64.sh
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ python_tools() {
     construct \
     cvt2utf \
     cxxfilt \
-    esptool==4.8.dev4 \
+    esptool==5.2.0 \
     imgtool==1.9.0 \
     kconfiglib \
     pexpect==4.8.0 \