diff --git a/packages/hxtorch/package.py b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
index ed85f1c62246ec399da3fa20e0971c19af84a4a3..b3453479d70f94df1f4eb35e0aba3ed530a64d19 100644
--- a/packages/hxtorch/package.py
+++ b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Hxtorch(WafPackage):
     version('7.0-a1', branch='waf')
 
     # PPU compiler dependencies
-    depends_on('oppulance@6.0-rc2')
+    depends_on('oppulance@7.0-a1')
 
     # host software dependencies
     depends_on('bitsery', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))
diff --git a/packages/oppulance/package.py b/packages/oppulance/package.py
index cc82f3b6028cf9ad4f734f393a3afba84a6b7bbb..77a47abb3802426db600257743f259ce56491e16 100644
--- a/packages/oppulance/package.py
+++ b/packages/oppulance/package.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class Oppulance(Package):
 
     releases = [
         {
-            'version': '6.0-a1',
-            'tag': 'ebrains-6.0-a1'
+            'version': '7.0-a1',
+            'tag': 'ebrains-7.0-a1'
         },
     ]
 
diff --git a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
index 7a97f1082cdd33af6dfb1f99c7216b764c3fb173..44786008c321b4924580ddede9576908e3b2e6ba 100644
--- a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
+++ b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class PynnBrainscales(WafPackage):
     version('7.0-a1', branch='waf')
 
     # PPU compiler dependencies
-    depends_on('oppulance@6.0-rc2')
+    depends_on('oppulance@7.0-a1')
 
     # host software dependencies
     depends_on('bitsery', type=('build', 'link', 'run'))