diff --git a/python_wrapper/buildconfig b/python_wrapper/buildconfig
index 3c0e54650..067015fa9 100644
--- a/python_wrapper/buildconfig
+++ b/python_wrapper/buildconfig
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ NAME="atlas"
 CMAKE_PARAMS="-Deckit_ROOT=/tmp/atlas/prereqs/eckitlib -DQhull_ROOT=/tmp/qhull/target -DENABLE_TESSELATION=1"
 PYPROJECT_DIR="python_wrapper"
 DEPENDENCIES='["eckitlib"]'
+PIP_INSTALL_PACKAGES='eckitlib==1.28.dev6' # TODO remove after eckitlib properly released