diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index 21701d443fc919bcc76cb8856ee6de0e27f76efb..b453697cb3b0d838804caaf10d4dd5630b0a8d33 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ spack:
     - sda
     - r-rgsl
     - r-sbtabvfgen
+    - r-vinecopula
     # demo for codejam12
     #- funniest1022
   concretizer: