diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.4.3-foss-2020b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.4.3-foss-2020b.eb
index 6619e4a1e9b..a6ccdd55057 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.4.3-foss-2020b.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.4.3-foss-2020b.eb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dependencies = [
     ('pyspoa', '0.0.8'),
     ('pyfaidx', '0.5.9.5'),
     ('python-isal', '0.11.1'),
+    ('BCFtools', '1.11'),
 ]
 
 use_pip = True
@@ -83,10 +84,13 @@ exts_list = [
 sanity_pip_check = True
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['bin/medaka', 'bin/medaka_consensus'],
+    'files': ['bin/medaka', 'bin/medaka_consensus', 'bin/medaka_version_report'],
     'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
 }
 
-sanity_check_commands = ["medaka --help"]
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    "medaka --help",
+    "medaka_version_report",
+]
 
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.5.0-foss-2021a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.5.0-foss-2021a.eb
index d3f817945e5..75466141935 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.5.0-foss-2021a.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.5.0-foss-2021a.eb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
     ('ont-fast5-api', '4.0.0'),
     ('WhatsHap', '1.1'),
     ('intervaltree-python', '3.1.0'),
+    ('BCFtools', '1.12'),
 ]
 
 use_pip = True
@@ -51,10 +52,13 @@ exts_list = [
 sanity_pip_check = True
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['bin/medaka', 'bin/medaka_consensus'],
+    'files': ['bin/medaka', 'bin/medaka_consensus', 'bin/medaka_version_report'],
     'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
 }
 
-sanity_check_commands = ["medaka --help"]
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    "medaka --help",
+    "medaka_version_report",
+]
 
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.6.0-foss-2021b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.6.0-foss-2021b.eb
index 4b426e05a0a..f13a44b0e6e 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.6.0-foss-2021b.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/medaka/medaka-1.6.0-foss-2021b.eb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dependencies = [
     ('ont-fast5-api', '4.0.2'),
     ('WhatsHap', '1.4'),
     ('intervaltree-python', '3.1.0'),
+    ('BCFtools', '1.14'),
 ]
 
 use_pip = True
@@ -52,10 +53,13 @@ exts_list = [
 sanity_pip_check = True
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ['bin/medaka', 'bin/medaka_consensus'],
+    'files': ['bin/medaka', 'bin/medaka_consensus', 'bin/medaka_version_report'],
     'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
 }
 
-sanity_check_commands = ["medaka --help"]
+sanity_check_commands = [
+    "medaka --help",
+    "medaka_version_report",
+]
 
 moduleclass = 'bio'