diff --git a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
index bc16c0af0ac63be9dfe9e3a8c210f4c3a63569f6..be6caa45cd440a209c7cf7683abecd08ac3585fd 100644
--- a/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
+++ b/packages/pynn-brainscales/package.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class PynnBrainscales(WafPackage):
     homepage = "https://github.com/electronicvisions/pynn-brainscales"
     git      = "https://github.com/electronicvisions/pynn-brainscales.git"
 
-    version('2.0-rc6', branch='waf')
+    version('2.0-rc7', branch='waf')
 
     # PPU compiler dependencies
     depends_on('oppulance@2.0:')
diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index e4231356d231b69d3ed06a7075f7c6f91e78ae65..3d28a810d9b1f78f79080b0abfeefcecbcbfe135 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spack:
     - py-pyaescrypt
     - py-formencode
     - tvb-framework ^binutils+ld+gold
-    - pynn-brainscales@2.0-rc6 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
+    - pynn-brainscales@2.0-rc7 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
     #- hxtorch@2.0-rc6 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
     - py-neo
     #- py-cerebstats