diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nextflow/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nextflow/package.py
index b9c52f34b7..2917447a36 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nextflow/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nextflow/package.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class Nextflow(Package):
     homepage = "http://www.nextflow.io"
     url      = "https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/releases/download/v0.24.1/nextflow"
 
+    version('0.25.6', '29d739b6caf8ceb5aa9997310ee8d0e7',
+            expand=False)
     version('0.24.1', '80ec8c4fe8e766e0bdd1371a50410d1d',
             expand=False)
     version('0.23.3', '71fb69275b6788af1c6f1165f40d362e',