diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b7c1bcfb929d861ec5783a222fee9cda5a0d3c31..39d4e57306f57e50a0db2acb07b0c4666d405baf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ variables:
   ## Application versions used for the main release 
   ## note: nightly builds will always use the master/main branch
   JUGGLER_VERSION: "v10.1.0"
-  EICRECON_VERSION: "v1.5.1"
+  EICRECON_VERSION: "v1.6.0"
 
   ## Local registry
   CI_PUSH: 1