diff --git a/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_psmp.yaml b/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_psmp.yaml
index b2d01b2c7d..4912adfef7 100644
--- a/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_psmp.yaml
+++ b/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_psmp.yaml
@@ -146,12 +146,13 @@ spack:
 
   specs:
     # Build tools
-    - "cmake@3.24:"
+    - "cmake@3.27:"
     - "gcc@9:"
     - "gmake@4.2:"
     - "mpich@4.3.2"
     - "ninja@1.10:"
 #   - "openmpi@5.0.8"
+    - "python@3.11:"
     # CP2K
     - "adios2@2.10.2"
     - "cosma@2.7.0"
diff --git a/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_ssmp.yaml b/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_ssmp.yaml
index 17dc26b6ef..523f017218 100644
--- a/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_ssmp.yaml
+++ b/tools/spack/cp2k_deps_ssmp.yaml
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ spack:
 
   specs:
     # Build tools
-    - "cmake@3.24:"
+    - "cmake@3.27:"
     - "gcc@9:"
     - "gmake@4.2:"
     - "ninja@1.10:"
+    - "python@3.11:"
     # CP2K
     - "dbcsr@2.9.1"
     - "deepmdkit@3.1.2"