diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5ea07b87450d365324a91cf824e8793d7d1a8b57..703c73e19c09d06991d46e0b6d086a7d7f5872e8 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: "v1.1.0"
+  EICRECON_VERSION: "v1.1.1"
 
   ## Spack organization and repository, e.g. spack/spack
   SPACK_ORGREPO: "spack/spack"