diff --git a/packages/py-netpyne/package.py b/packages/py-netpyne/package.py
index 70bee81c18583432ec60bc4e46ee8d4ab8644268..966f65a8f0fb307764ccc7a30eb04d56d3b23430 100644
--- a/packages/py-netpyne/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-netpyne/package.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class PyNetpyne(PythonPackage):
     # list of GitHub accounts to notify when the package is updated.
     maintainers = ["salvadord", "vvbragin"]
 
+    version("1.0.6",   sha256="7c23cdd6a4de333ab9931ae11e86f61e2b21956034c23bcdf7a42d18ec9a3a83")
     version("1.0.5",   sha256="482ceceef87afd587c5df5ae62e31993fcb2f68c9f09fe2b1548a94e7797a3e3")
     version("1.0.4.2", sha256="4191464386bbc2ecad3b224302c19edb9a26fe0da57c0d9b234cb9c2dd918c8d")
     version("1.0.4.1", sha256="2ed12807f9b3d3e3a8ba9910f8d22c5c17635e0cdea0af09fa3a230e68876df6")
diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index b697a1d0011f5e78404c6e2442bcbcdc304a997a..c9443036fe05f9ea5ed2bb480654e9229580d578 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spack:
     - py-libsonata@0.1.23
     - py-neo@0.13.0
     - py-nestml@7.0.1
-    - py-netpyne@1.0.5
+    - py-netpyne@1.0.6
     - py-neurom@3.2.2
     - py-neuror@1.6.4
     - py-pynn@0.12.2 +mpi