diff --git a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml
index 6f39fb139e..82a10ccba5 100644
--- a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml
+++ b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.1-2022a.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ easyconfigs:
   - lz4-1.9.3-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
   - zstd-1.5.2-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
   - Boost.Python-1.79.0-GCC-11.3.0.eb
+  - netCDF-4.9.0-gompi-2022a.eb:
+      # use updated CMakeMake easyblock to avoid that -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON is used, which breaks the netCDF test step
+      # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyblocks/pull/3012
+      options:
+        include-easyblocks-from-pr: 3012
+  - NCO-5.1.0-foss-2022a.eb
   - AdapterRemoval-2.3.3-GCC-11.3.0.eb
   - BEDTools-2.30.0-GCC-11.3.0.eb
-  - Bio-DB-HTS-3.01-GCC-11.3.0.eb
-  - Bio-SearchIO-hmmer-1.7.3-GCC-11.3.0.eb
   - BWA-0.7.17-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb