diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7a93d182a0150ddfad27fd71837c4618e1536131..501db3e47d422fffe0e9c79ebceaf866051e2d3c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ variables:
   ## Application versions used for the main release 
   ## note: nightly builds will always use the master/main branch
   JUGGLER_VERSION: "v9.4.0"
-  EICRECON_VERSION: "v1.2.0"
+  EICRECON_VERSION: "v1.2.1"
 
   ## Spack organization and repository, e.g. spack/spack
   SPACK_ORGREPO: "spack/spack"