diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
index dd5dc4b557d..b38d6a45f86 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ class Ginkgo(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     license("BSD-3-Clause")
 
     version("develop", branch="develop")
-    version("master", branch="master")
+    version("main", branch="main")
+    version("master", branch="master", deprecated=True)
+    version("1.9.0", commit="20cfd68795f58078898da9890baa311b46845a8b")  # v1.9.0
     version("1.8.0", commit="586b1754058d7a32d4bd1b650f9603484c2a8927")  # v1.8.0
     version("1.7.0", commit="49242ff89af1e695d7794f6d50ed9933024b66fe")  # v1.7.0
     version("1.6.0", commit="1f1ed46e724334626f016f105213c047e16bc1ae")  # v1.6.0
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ class Ginkgo(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     variant("hwloc", default=False, description="Enable HWLOC support")
     variant("sde", default=False, description="Enable PAPI SDE support", when="@1.7.0:")
     variant("mpi", default=False, description="Enable MPI support", when="@1.5.0:")
+    variant(
+        "half_precision", default=True, description="Enable half-precision support", when="@1.9.0:"
+    )
 
     depends_on("cmake@3.9:", type="build", when="@:1.3.0")
     depends_on("cmake@3.13:", type="build", when="@1.4.0:1.6.0")
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ class Ginkgo(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     depends_on("cuda@9:", when="+cuda @:1.4.0")
     depends_on("cuda@9.2:", when="+cuda @1.5.0:")
     depends_on("cuda@10.1:", when="+cuda @1.7.0:")
+    depends_on("cuda@11:", when="+cuda @1.9.0:")
     depends_on("mpi@3.1:", when="+mpi")
 
     depends_on("rocthrust", when="+rocm")
@@ -147,11 +153,16 @@ def cmake_args(self):
                 self.compiler.cxx11_flag
             except UnsupportedCompilerFlag:
                 raise InstallError("Ginkgo requires a C++11-compliant C++ compiler")
-        else:
+        if self.spec.satisfies("@1.3.0:1.8.0"):
             try:
                 self.compiler.cxx14_flag
             except UnsupportedCompilerFlag:
                 raise InstallError("Ginkgo requires a C++14-compliant C++ compiler")
+        if self.spec.satisfies("@1.9.0:"):
+            try:
+                self.compiler.cxx17_flag
+            except UnsupportedCompilerFlag:
+                raise InstallError("Ginkgo requires a C++17-compliant C++ compiler")
 
         if self.spec.satisfies("@1.4.0:1.6.0 +sycl") and not self.spec.satisfies(
             "%oneapi@2021.3.0:"
@@ -175,6 +186,7 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             from_variant("GINKGO_BUILD_HWLOC", "hwloc"),
             from_variant("GINKGO_WITH_PAPI_SDE", "sde"),
             from_variant("GINKGO_DEVEL_TOOLS", "develtools"),
+            from_variant("GINKGO_ENABLE_HALF", "half_precision"),
             # As we are not exposing benchmarks, examples, tests nor doc
             # as part of the installation, disable building them altogether.
             "-DGINKGO_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=OFF",