diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c104797b44f69ef8231cf1fd172251c490e5bab7..37612eef1b7108a15ac67404c4ff8107f8daa3a8 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: "v1.0.0"
+  EICRECON_VERSION: "v1.1.0"
 
   ## Spack organization and repository, e.g. spack/spack
   SPACK_ORGREPO: "spack/spack"