diff --git a/templates/qe/6.8/data.qe.arm.cpu.config b/templates/qe/6.8/data.qe.arm.cpu.config
index 7ab2c7c685c7ea839edde9c67195ed495c5c7c92..c77ae6ef0261509f6fb681d977ea3c3136aa5b82 100644
--- a/templates/qe/6.8/data.qe.arm.cpu.config
+++ b/templates/qe/6.8/data.qe.arm.cpu.config
@@ -5,23 +5,21 @@
 qe/6.8 $JARVIS_PROXY/QEF/q-e/archive/refs/tags/qe-6.8.tar.gz
 
 [DEPENDENCY]
-./jarvis -install kgcc/9.3.1 com
 module purge
-module use ./software/modulefiles
-module load kgcc/9.3.1
+./jarvis -install hpckit/${HPCKIT_VERSION} any
+module use ./software/utils/hpckit/${HPCKIT_VERSION}/HPCKit/${HPCKIT_VERSION}/modulefiles
+module load gcc/compiler12.3.1/gccmodule gcc/hmpi${HMPI_VERSION}/release
+
 export CC=`which gcc`
 export CXX=`which g++`
 export FC=`which gfortran`
-./jarvis -install openmpi/4.1.2 gcc
-module load openmpi/4.1.2
 ./jarvis -bench mpi
 tar -xzvf $JARVIS_DOWNLOAD/qe-6.8.tar.gz
 
 [ENV]
 module purge
-module use ./software/modulefiles
-module load kgcc/9.3.1
-module load openmpi/4.1.2
+module use ./software/utils/hpckit/${HPCKIT_VERSION}/HPCKit/${HPCKIT_VERSION}/modulefiles
+module load gcc/compiler12.3.1/gccmodule gcc/hmpi${HMPI_VERSION}/release
 
 [APP]
 app_name = QE
@@ -38,6 +36,6 @@ make install
 make clean
 
 [RUN]
-run = mpirun --allow-run-as-root -mca btl ^openib -np 8
+run = mpirun --allow-run-as-root -mca btl ^openib -np $(nproc)
 binary = pw.x -nk 8 -input test_3.in
 nodes = 1