diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-brian2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-brian2/package.py
index 35edc02850..b9d88fd072 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-brian2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-brian2/package.py
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ class PyBrian2(PythonPackage):
     homepage = "https://www.briansimulator.org"
     pypi = "Brian2/Brian2-2.2.2.1.tar.gz"
 
+    version('2.5.0.1', sha256='1f719b563ae38658c4c59bac5aeb06b41970c6eedc52021ddf6d9254913733d3')
     version('2.4.2',   sha256='7a711af40145d8c62b0bc0861d352dc64f341c3a738174d87ef9d71e50e959f2')
     version('2.2.2.1', sha256='02075f66d42fd243fc5e28e1add8862709ae9fdabaffb69858e6d7f684a91525')
     version('2.0.1',   sha256='195d8ced0d20e9069917776948f92aa70b7457bbc6b5222b8199654402ee1153')
     version('2.0rc3',  sha256='05f347f5fa6b25d1ce5ec152a2407bbce033599eb6664f32f5331946eb3c7d66')
 
-    variant('docs', default=False, description='Build the documentation')
-
     depends_on('python@2.7:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('python@3.6:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.4:')
+    depends_on('python@3.7:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.5:')
     depends_on('py-numpy@1.10:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-numpy@1.15:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.4:')
+    depends_on('py-numpy@1.17:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.5:')
     depends_on('py-cython@0.29:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-sympy@0.7.6:1.0,1.1.1:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-sympy@1.2:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.4:')
@@ -30,9 +31,6 @@ class PyBrian2(PythonPackage):
     depends_on('py-jinja2@2.7:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-setuptools@21:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-setuptools@24.2:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.4:')
-    depends_on('py-sphinx@1.5:', type=('build', 'run'), when='+docs')
-    depends_on('py-sphinx@1.8:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.4:+docs')
-    depends_on('py-ipython@5:', type=('build', 'run'), when='@2.4:+docs')
 
     def build_args(self, spec, prefix):
         return ['--with-cython']