diff --git a/packages/wf-multi-area-model/package.py b/packages/wf-multi-area-model/package.py
index 3b6c6c24cb686d641ec81c0b14c91bad8c72e8f5..a19d2e4d626d54d8bfe0875a221c565247ed2244 100644
--- a/packages/wf-multi-area-model/package.py
+++ b/packages/wf-multi-area-model/package.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class WfMultiAreaModel(Package):
     git = "https://github.com/INM-6/multi-area-model"
     maintainer = ["terhorstd", "didi-hou"]
 
+    version("v1.1.1",  tag="v1.1.1")
     version("v1.1.0",  tag="v1.1.0")
     version("master",  branch="master")
     version("ebrains",  branch="lab.ebrains.eu")
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ class WfMultiAreaModel(Package):
     depends_on("py-scipy", type=("run", "test"))
     depends_on("py-future", type=("run", "test"))
     depends_on("nest", type=("run", "test"))
+    depends_on("py-neo", type=("run", "test"))
+    depends_on("py-elephant", type=("run", "test"))
     depends_on("r-aod", type=("run", "test"))
     depends_on("py-notebook", type=("run", "test"))
 
diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index f599072f2a3657293e578eb19d66e7e6028dbae3..dc67f24fb3ecc3f20c1ddc364ba2fcae15421426 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spack:
     - wf-biobb
     - wf-brainscales2-demos
     - wf-protein-association-rates@0.1
-    - wf-multi-area-model@v1.1.0
+    - wf-multi-area-model@v1.1.1
     - wf-uq-akar4@0.1
     #- py-cerebstats
     #- py-cerebunit