diff --git a/contrib/flavor/ngs_pipeline_minimal/packages-conda.yaml b/contrib/flavor/ngs_pipeline_minimal/packages-conda.yaml
index 823370fc..97a56464 100644
--- a/contrib/flavor/ngs_pipeline_minimal/packages-conda.yaml
+++ b/contrib/flavor/ngs_pipeline_minimal/packages-conda.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ bio_nextgen:
   - cyvcf2
   - delly
   - dkfz-bias-filter
-  - ensembl-vep=88.*
+  - ensembl-vep=89.*
   - express
   - extract-sv-reads
   - fastqc