diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9d173f67139da305c2cbeddc765961647394d1df..b1290d8a983deae0fb7034d66b8eeaa4e2ef7ee9 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: "v9.3.0"
-  EICRECON_VERSION: "v0.6.0"
+  EICRECON_VERSION: "v0.6.2"
 
   ## Spack organization and repository, e.g. spack/spack
   SPACK_ORGREPO: "spack/spack"
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ jug_xl:nightly:
                    ${PLATFORM:+--platform ${PLATFORM}}
                    --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=${BASE_IMAGE}
                    --build-arg INTERNAL_TAG=${INTERNAL_TAG}
-                   --build-arg EICRECON_VERSION=${EICRECON_VERSION}
                    --build-arg JUG_VERSION=nightly-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)-${INTERNAL_TAG}-$(git rev-parse HEAD)
                    --build-arg NIGHTLY=1
                    containers/jug