diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index efd15d36..bd1848ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+v1.5.2
+  date: 2022-04-12
+  changes:
+    - Unlink symlinks when copy destination is a symlink.
+v1.5.1
+  date: 2022-04-11
+  changes:
+    - Fixed symlink destination handling.
 v1.5.0
   date: 2022-04-10
   changes:
diff --git a/lib/grunt/file.js b/lib/grunt/file.js
index b5f51a22..604736cd 100644
--- a/lib/grunt/file.js
+++ b/lib/grunt/file.js
@@ -294,7 +294,12 @@ file.write = function(filepath, contents, options) {
 // processing content, writing output.
 // Handles symlinks by coping them as files or directories.
 file.copy = function copy(srcpath, destpath, options) {
-  if (file._isSymbolicLink(srcpath)) {
+  if (file.isLink(destpath)) {
+    // in case destpath is a symlink, avoid following the symlink, instead overwrite it later
+    fs.unlinkSync(destpath);
+  }
+
+  if (file.isLink(srcpath)) {
     file._copySymbolicLink(srcpath, destpath);
   } else if (file.isDir(srcpath)) {
     // Copy a directory, recursively.
@@ -452,11 +457,6 @@ file.isPathCwd = function() {
   }
 };
 
-file._isSymbolicLink = function() {
-  var filepath = path.join.apply(path, arguments);
-  return fs.lstatSync(filepath).isSymbolicLink();
-};
-
 file._copySymbolicLink = function(srcpath, destpath) {
   var destdir = path.join(destpath, '..');
   // Use the correct relative path for the symlink
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78c1b291..18fe7823 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "grunt",
   "description": "The JavaScript Task Runner",
-  "version": "1.5.1",
+  "version": "1.5.2",
   "author": "Grunt Development Team (https://gruntjs.com/development-team)",
   "homepage": "https://gruntjs.com/",
   "repository": "https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt.git",