diff --git a/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py b/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py
index 64b23139eb..44fb7b4ee3 100644
--- a/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py
+++ b/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import warnings
 from pvlib._deprecation import pvlibDeprecationWarning
 
-URL = 'https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/api/'
+URL = 'https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/api/v5_2/'
 
 # Dictionary mapping PVGIS names to pvlib names
 PVGIS_VARIABLE_MAP = {