diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml b/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml
index 85e1071d..07f2620d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           . /opt/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
           spack env activate ci && spack arch
           spack remove py-pyprecice
-          spack add pyprecice.test.py-pyprecice@develop && spack develop pyprecice.test.py-pyprecice@develop
+          spack add pyprecice.test.py-pyprecice@2.5.1.0 && spack develop pyprecice.test.py-pyprecice@2.5.1.0
           spack install && spack find
           spack load py-pyprecice
           BINDINGS_VERSION=$(python3 -c "import precice; print(precice.__version__)") && echo "Installed version of bindings is ${BINDINGS_VERSION}"
diff --git a/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-deps-2404.dockerfile b/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-deps-2404.dockerfile
index 13051242..0e816196 100644
--- a/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-deps-2404.dockerfile
+++ b/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-deps-2404.dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ FROM spack/ubuntu-noble:latest
 ADD ./spack/repo /py-pyprecice-repo
 RUN spack --color=always env create --without-view ci && \
     spack --color=always -e ci repo add /py-pyprecice-repo && \
-    spack --color=always -e ci add pyprecice.test.py-pyprecice@develop target=x86_64 && \
+    spack --color=always -e ci add pyprecice.test.py-pyprecice@2.5.1.0 target=x86_64 && \
     spack --color=always -e ci install --fail-fast --only=dependencies && \
     spack --color=always clean -a
diff --git a/spack/repo/packages/py-pyprecice/package.py b/spack/repo/packages/py-pyprecice/package.py
index 20f25360..9f2c98fe 100644
--- a/spack/repo/packages/py-pyprecice/package.py
+++ b/spack/repo/packages/py-pyprecice/package.py
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ class PyPyprecice(PythonPackage):
     version("2.0.0.2", sha256="5f055d809d65ec2e81f4d001812a250f50418de59990b47d6bcb12b88da5f5d7")
     version("2.0.0.1", sha256="96eafdf421ec61ad6fcf0ab1d3cf210831a815272984c470b2aea57d4d0c9e0e")
 
+    # release candidate
+    version("2.5.1.0", branch="python-bindings-v2.5.1.0")
+
     for ver in [
         "develop",
+        "2.5.1",
         "2.5.0",
         "2.4.0",
         "2.3.0",