diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 00caeac969720290885fcf743640bc7b199c1ced..c795c5685bf80d0a64978c849ab24f98d20441e0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ image: eicweb.phy.anl.gov:4567/containers/image_recipes/ubuntu_dind:latest
 variables:
   ## Application versions used for the main release 
   ## note: nightly builds will always use the master/main branch
-  JUGGLER_VERSION: "v6.0.0"
+  JUGGLER_VERSION: "v7.0.0"
   NPDET_VERSION: "v1.3.0"
   EICD_VERSION: "v2.0.0"
   AFTERBURNER_VERSION: "v0.1.2"
diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index 99ad15221367f2add27a10360dc27dd94c2c2138..262f74089e3c264a86c0cc0c51688d4f8c370401 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spack:
   specs:
-    - acts@18.0.0 +dd4hep +digitization +identification +json +tgeo +ipo +examples +fatras +geant4
+    - acts@19.0.0 +dd4hep +digitization +identification +json +tgeo +ipo +examples +fatras +geant4
     - cairo@1.16.0 +fc+ft+X+pdf+gobject
     - clhep@2.4.4.0 cxxstd=17
     - cmake@3.21.4
diff --git a/spack/packages/acts/package.py b/spack/packages/acts/package.py
index d010ed1dbdebd96d70e02c28ae66b0f2ab080e34..ec68ea8ef4f75b6e6c7c8a504ee526edde91dc8e 100644
--- a/spack/packages/acts/package.py
+++ b/spack/packages/acts/package.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from spack.pkg.builtin.acts import Acts as BuiltinActs
 class Acts(BuiltinActs):
+    version('19.0.0', commit='1ce9c583150060ba8388051685433899713d56d9', submodules=True)
     version('18.0.0', commit='fe03b5af6ca2b092dec87c4cef77dd552bbbe719', submodules=True)
     version('17.1.0', commit='0d9c3a6da022da48d6401e10c273896a1f775a9e', submodules=True)
     version('17.0.0', commit='ccbf4c7d4ec3698bac4db9687fab2455a3f9c203', submodules=True)