diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
index 9d31f2aa90..72dc642c7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.7.2-2022a.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.7.2-2022b.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.7.2-system.yml
+        - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-system.yml
     steps:
         - name: Check out software-layer repository
           uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
diff --git a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-system.yml b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-system.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96d79de2ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-system.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+easyconfigs:
+  - EasyBuild-4.8.1.eb:
+      options:
+        from-pr: 18761