diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-bluepyopt/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-bluepyopt/package.py
index 826fc265ba9..67cfa6b65ee 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-bluepyopt/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-bluepyopt/package.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class PyBluepyopt(PythonPackage):
     license("LGPL-3.0-only")
 
     # NOTE : while adding new release check pmi_rank.patch compatibility
+    version("1.14.11", sha256="fe2830c36699a93d2ef9ddef316da42f9c57ca6654c92356eab973ee2298ebf7")
     version("1.14.4", sha256="7567fd736053250ca06030f67ad93c607b100c2b98df8dc588c26b64cb3e171c")
 
     # patch required to avoid hpe-mpi linked mechanism library
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ class PyBluepyopt(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("py-future", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-pebble@4.6:", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-scoop@0.7:", type=("build", "run"), when="+scoop")
-    depends_on("neuron@7.4:", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("neuron@7.4:", type=("build", "run"), when="@:1.14.4")
+    depends_on("neuron@7.8:", type=("build", "run"), when="@1.14.11:")
 
     def setup_run_environment(self, env):
         env.unset("PMI_RANK")