diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-experimenthub/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-experimenthub/package.py
index bc8f4f44133..6e11da75de9 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-experimenthub/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-experimenthub/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class RExperimenthub(RPackage):
 
     bioc = "ExperimentHub"
 
+    version("2.8.0", commit="f25c854c51878844098290a05936cb35b235f30e")
     version("2.6.0", commit="557ba29720bce85902a85445dd0435b7356cdd7f")
     version("2.4.0", commit="bdce35d3a89e8633cc395f28991e6b5d1eccbe8e")
     version("2.2.1", commit="4e10686fa72baefef5d2990f41a7c44c527a7a7d")
@@ -29,5 +30,5 @@ class RExperimenthub(RPackage):
     depends_on("r-biocfilecache@1.5.1:", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("r-s4vectors", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("r-biocmanager", type=("build", "run"))
-    depends_on("r-curl", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("r-rappdirs", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("r-curl", type=("build", "run"), when="@:2.6.0)"