diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openpmd-api/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openpmd-api/package.py
index 43372b6efd..fb9a3a76f4 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openpmd-api/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openpmd-api/package.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class OpenpmdApi(CMakePackage):
     depends_on('adios@1.13.1:', when='+adios1')
     depends_on('adios@1.13.1: ~mpi', when='~mpi +adios1')
     depends_on('adios@1.13.1: +mpi', when='+mpi +adios1')
-    depends_on('adios2@2.4.0:', when='+adios2')
-    depends_on('adios2@2.4.0: ~mpi', when='~mpi +adios2')
-    depends_on('adios2@2.4.0: +mpi', when='+mpi +adios2')
+    depends_on('adios2@2.5.0:', when='+adios2')
+    depends_on('adios2@2.5.0: ~mpi', when='~mpi +adios2')
+    depends_on('adios2@2.5.0: +mpi', when='+mpi +adios2')
     depends_on('nlohmann-json@3.7.0:')
     depends_on('py-pybind11@2.3.0:', when='+python', type='link')
     depends_on('py-numpy@1.15.1:', when='+python', type=['test', 'run'])