diff --git a/python_wrapper/buildconfig b/python_wrapper/buildconfig
index 84869cee9..af13132be 100644
--- a/python_wrapper/buildconfig
+++ b/python_wrapper/buildconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 # TODO we duplicate information -- pyproject.toml's `name` and `packages` are derivable from $NAME and must stay consistent
 
 NAME="mir"
-CMAKE_PARAMS="-Deckit_ROOT=/tmp/mir/prereqs/eckitlib -Deccodes_ROOT=/tmp/mir/prereqs/eccodeslib"
+CMAKE_PARAMS="-Deckit_ROOT=/tmp/mir/prereqs/eckitlib -Deccodes_ROOT=/tmp/mir/prereqs/eccodeslib -Datlas_ROOT=/tmp/mir/prereqs/atlaslib"
 PYPROJECT_DIR="python_wrapper"
-DEPENDENCIES='["eccodeslib", "eckitlib"]'
+DEPENDENCIES='["eccodeslib", "eckitlib", "atlaslib"]'