diff --git a/spack-environment/packages.yaml b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
index e886d379864fe5463185145244dc384314f6c292..034be0c1b6dfce0d8f80a2a6ab88aaa69ad53475 100644
--- a/spack-environment/packages.yaml
+++ b/spack-environment/packages.yaml
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ packages:
   python:
     require:
     - '@3.10.13'
+    - +ssl
   py-awkward:
     require:
     - '@2.1.1'