diff --git a/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/bracken/package.py b/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/bracken/package.py
index 5d1c9101625..8fd912d60d3 100644
--- a/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/bracken/package.py
+++ b/repos/spack_repo/builtin/packages/bracken/package.py
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ class Bracken(Package):
 
     license("GPL-3.0-only")
 
+    version("3.1", sha256="c0a35331a8aac1e0dbb14c2a92c4de6f89f0aac540101c05c2eec54032107560")
     version("2.9", sha256="b8fd43fc396a2184d9351fb4a459f95ae9bb5865b195a18e22436f643044c788")
     version("2.8", sha256="b0c8a803cc020b7d1cbca47b53e71e874d9688b836911e4a4b71b0e4b826b61a")
     version("2.7", sha256="1795ecd9f9e5582f37549795ba68854780936110a2f6f285c3e626d448cd1532")
 
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     depends_on("python", type="run")
     depends_on("kraken2", type="run")