diff --git a/plone-5.2.x.cfg b/plone-5.2.x.cfg
index 4bf45d408e..158b669f23 100644
--- a/plone-5.2.x.cfg
+++ b/plone-5.2.x.cfg
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ extends =
 
 [versions]
 black = 22.3.0
+
+# we need the newest plone.rest release
+plone.rest = 3.0.1
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