diff --git a/dependencies.yml b/dependencies.yml
index 04b2b8c75b3e5fa8811d2d0c23326011cde9b384..c87cd998b215d49acd2de50ee1e8115fc8087ccc 100644
--- a/dependencies.yml
+++ b/dependencies.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 sources:
     emp-fwk:
-        branch: master
+        tag: v0.6.8
         url: https://gitlab.cern.ch/p2-xware/firmware/emp-fwk.git
 
     ttc_legacy: