diff --git a/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh b/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh
index e8871473e24ac5b065290ead837e7db6e488bcd5..3e1782cf209b9b5297de35f899968c17281ff0ab 100755
--- a/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh
+++ b/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pip install -r ${cur}/requirements_JUWELS_additionals.txt
 pip install --ignore-installed matplotlib==3.2.0
 pip install --ignore-installed pandas==1.0.1
 pip install -U typing_extensions
+pip install -U netcdf4
 
 # Comment: Maybe we have to export PYTHONPATH a second time ater activating the venv (after job allocation)
 # source venv/bin/activate