diff --git a/spack-environment/packages.yaml b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
index 92e3d5ffcb8f69730d95f5115a8d3a2eb688d6dc..1995ba9626c194e174ad96fa7370c7c82089319a 100644
--- a/spack-environment/packages.yaml
+++ b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ packages:
   python:
     require:
     - '@3.10.13'
+    - +ssl
   py-awkward:
     require:
     - '@2.1.1'