diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-10.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-10.3.0.eb
index aa6e988100d..6336ed28130 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-10.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-10.3.0.eb
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ checksums = ['4d8b84bd07b673d0ed41031348f10ca98dd6fa6a4460f9b9668d6f1d4084dfc8']
 
 builddependencies = [('CMake', '3.20.1')]
 
+dependencies = [('JsonCpp', '1.9.4')]
+
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.2.0.eb
index 33c9e496984..8c7c44d7ef7 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.2.0.eb
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ checksums = ['4d8b84bd07b673d0ed41031348f10ca98dd6fa6a4460f9b9668d6f1d4084dfc8']
 
 builddependencies = [('CMake', '3.21.1')]
 
+dependencies = [('JsonCpp', '1.9.4')]
+
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.3.0.eb
index 99952934112..57f645c6fe1 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-11.3.0.eb
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ checksums = ['4d8b84bd07b673d0ed41031348f10ca98dd6fa6a4460f9b9668d6f1d4084dfc8']
 
 builddependencies = [('CMake', '3.23.1')]
 
+dependencies = [('JsonCpp', '1.9.5')]
+
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.2.0.eb
index 324af5c529f..7c127d64021 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.2.0.eb
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ checksums = ['4d8b84bd07b673d0ed41031348f10ca98dd6fa6a4460f9b9668d6f1d4084dfc8']
 
 builddependencies = [('CMake', '3.24.3')]
 
+dependencies = [('JsonCpp', '1.9.5')]
+
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb
index 96b38f46dda..44adbbea370 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ description = "BamTools provides both a programmer's API and an end-user's toolk
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCC', 'version': '12.3.0'}
 toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
+# https://github.com/pezmaster31/bamtools
+github_account = 'pezmaster31'
 source_urls = [GITHUB_LOWER_SOURCE]
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = ['4d8b84bd07b673d0ed41031348f10ca98dd6fa6a4460f9b9668d6f1d4084dfc8']
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.26.3'),
 ]
 
-# https://github.com/pezmaster31/bamtools
-github_account = 'pezmaster31'
+dependencies = [('JsonCpp', '1.9.5')]
 
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-13.2.0.eb
index a8e5449e98c..3ea6ac35e64 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-13.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/BamTools/BamTools-2.5.2-GCC-13.2.0.eb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ description = "BamTools provides both a programmer's API and an end-user's toolk
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCC', 'version': '13.2.0'}
 toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
+# https://github.com/pezmaster31/bamtools
+github_account = 'pezmaster31'
 source_urls = [GITHUB_LOWER_SOURCE]
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = ['4d8b84bd07b673d0ed41031348f10ca98dd6fa6a4460f9b9668d6f1d4084dfc8']
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@ builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.27.6'),
 ]
 
-# https://github.com/pezmaster31/bamtools
-github_account = 'pezmaster31'
+dependencies = [('JsonCpp', '1.9.5')]
 
 moduleclass = 'bio'