diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cryolo/fix_cryolo_gui_no_attribute_version.patch b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cryolo/fix_cryolo_gui_no_attribute_version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95fff6d7acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cryolo/fix_cryolo_gui_no_attribute_version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# fix AttributeError: module 'cryolo.__init__' has no attribute '__version__'
+# Author: Eric Wong
+
+--- lib/python3.8/site-packages/cryolo/cryolo_main.py.old	2025-01-07 14:25:10.536352020 +0800
++++ lib/python3.8/site-packages/cryolo/cryolo_main.py	2025-01-07 14:28:18.826209903 +0800
+@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
+ 
+     Gooey(
+         main,
+-        program_name="crYOLO " + ini.__version__,
++        program_name="crYOLO " + getattr(ini, '__version__', getattr(ini, 'version', '1.9.9')),
+         image_dir=os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "../icons"),
+         progress_regex=r"^.* \( Progress:\s+(-?\d+) % \)$",
+         disable_progress_bar_animation=True,