diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.1-GCC-12.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.1-GCC-12.3.0.eb
index 6573cbd75986..a15ee15ebb10 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.1-GCC-12.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.1-GCC-12.3.0.eb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # Modified by: Kurt Lust, UAntwerp
 # Modified by: Sebastien Moretti for non-x86_64 systems
 # SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
+# Update: Petr Král (INUITS)
 
 name = 'Bowtie2'
 version = '2.5.1'
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ source_urls = [('https://sourceforge.net/projects/bowtie-bio/files/%(namelower)s
 sources = ['%(namelower)s-%(version)s-source.zip']
 checksums = ['cb6cbbbb5a7167a2f21a3d63cb9774336361f540e1ec3d8ff907f955c35f71b8']
 
+# fixes compatibility with the Arm architecture
+if ARCH == 'aarch64':
+    builddependencies = [('simde', '0.8.2')]
+
 dependencies = [
     ('zlib', '1.2.13'),
     ('Perl', '5.36.1'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-12.3.0-Python-2.7.18.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-12.3.0-Python-2.7.18.eb
index a85af2df1237..45ca4197ec5b 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-12.3.0-Python-2.7.18.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-12.3.0-Python-2.7.18.eb
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ checksums = [
     {'Bowtie2-2.5.4_python2.patch': 'b9f412fb6c7625c5d60ee4bbc7e66252f65ccfce625e752e33390bd8889bbfaa'},
 ]
 
+# fixes compatibility with the Arm architecture
+if ARCH == 'aarch64':
+    builddependencies = [('simde', '0.8.2')]
+
 dependencies = [
     ('zlib', '1.2.13'),
     ('Perl', '5.36.1'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.2.0.eb
index 16f0940c3b6b..d6f2452e4cc5 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.2.0.eb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # Modified by: Kurt Lust, UAntwerp
 # Modified by: Sebastien Moretti for non-x86_64 systems
 # SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
+# Update: Petr Král (INUITS)
 
 name = 'Bowtie2'
 version = '2.5.4'
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ source_urls = [('https://github.com/BenLangmead/bowtie2/archive/refs/tags')]
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = ['841a6a60111b690c11d1e123cb5c11560b4cd1502b5cee7e394fd50f83e74e13']
 
+# fixes compatibility with the Arm architecture
+if ARCH == 'aarch64':
+    builddependencies = [('simde', '0.8.2')]
+
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '3.11.5'),
     ('zlib', '1.2.13'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.3.0.eb
index eeae9583b117..e0d1c8439127 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-13.3.0.eb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # Modified by: Kurt Lust, UAntwerp
 # Modified by: Sebastien Moretti for non-x86_64 systems
 # SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
+# Update: Petr Král (INUITS)
 
 name = 'Bowtie2'
 version = '2.5.4'
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ source_urls = [('https://github.com/BenLangmead/bowtie2/archive/refs/tags')]
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = ['841a6a60111b690c11d1e123cb5c11560b4cd1502b5cee7e394fd50f83e74e13']
 
+# fixes compatibility with the Arm architecture
+if ARCH == 'aarch64':
+    builddependencies = [('simde', '0.8.2')]
+
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '3.12.3'),
     ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-14.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-14.2.0.eb
index 941f64b92e95..ef38d2d1e467 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-14.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Bowtie2/Bowtie2-2.5.4-GCC-14.2.0.eb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # Modified by: Kurt Lust, UAntwerp
 # Modified by: Sebastien Moretti for non-x86_64 systems
 # SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
+# Update: Petr Král (INUITS)
 
 name = 'Bowtie2'
 version = '2.5.4'
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ source_urls = [('https://github.com/BenLangmead/bowtie2/archive/refs/tags')]
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = ['841a6a60111b690c11d1e123cb5c11560b4cd1502b5cee7e394fd50f83e74e13']
 
+# fixes compatibility with the Arm architecture
+if ARCH == 'aarch64':
+    builddependencies = [('simde', '0.8.2')]
+
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '3.13.1'),
     ('zlib', '1.3.1'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88c224c4dfd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+easyblock = 'CmdCp'
+
+name = 'simde'
+version = '0.8.2'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde'
+description = """The SIMDe header-only library provides fast, portable
+implementations of SIMD intrinsics on hardware which doesn't natively
+support them, such as calling SSE functions on ARM. There is no performance
+penalty if the hardware supports the native implementation (e.g., SSE/AVX
+runs at full speed on x86, NEON on ARM, etc.)."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '12.3.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde/archive/refs/tags/']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['ed2a3268658f2f2a9b5367628a85ccd4cf9516460ed8604eed369653d49b25fb']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.40'),
+]
+
+skipsteps = ['configure', 'build']
+
+files_to_copy = [(['simde'], 'include')]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': [],
+    'dirs': ['include/simde']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..627a9ef7304a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-13.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+easyblock = 'CmdCp'
+
+name = 'simde'
+version = '0.8.2'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde'
+description = """The SIMDe header-only library provides fast, portable
+implementations of SIMD intrinsics on hardware which doesn't natively
+support them, such as calling SSE functions on ARM. There is no performance
+penalty if the hardware supports the native implementation (e.g., SSE/AVX
+runs at full speed on x86, NEON on ARM, etc.)."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde/archive/refs/tags/']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['ed2a3268658f2f2a9b5367628a85ccd4cf9516460ed8604eed369653d49b25fb']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.40'),
+]
+
+skipsteps = ['configure', 'build']
+
+files_to_copy = [(['simde'], 'include')]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': [],
+    'dirs': ['include/simde']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-13.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-13.3.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb1c9b77d205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-13.3.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+easyblock = 'CmdCp'
+
+name = 'simde'
+version = '0.8.2'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde'
+description = """The SIMDe header-only library provides fast, portable
+implementations of SIMD intrinsics on hardware which doesn't natively
+support them, such as calling SSE functions on ARM. There is no performance
+penalty if the hardware supports the native implementation (e.g., SSE/AVX
+runs at full speed on x86, NEON on ARM, etc.)."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '13.3.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde/archive/refs/tags/']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['ed2a3268658f2f2a9b5367628a85ccd4cf9516460ed8604eed369653d49b25fb']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+skipsteps = ['configure', 'build']
+
+files_to_copy = [(['simde'], 'include')]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': [],
+    'dirs': ['include/simde']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-14.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-14.2.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3c59f521d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/simde/simde-0.8.2-GCCcore-14.2.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+easyblock = 'CmdCp'
+
+name = 'simde'
+version = '0.8.2'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde'
+description = """The SIMDe header-only library provides fast, portable
+implementations of SIMD intrinsics on hardware which doesn't natively
+support them, such as calling SSE functions on ARM. There is no performance
+penalty if the hardware supports the native implementation (e.g., SSE/AVX
+runs at full speed on x86, NEON on ARM, etc.)."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '14.2.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/simd-everywhere/simde/archive/refs/tags/']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['ed2a3268658f2f2a9b5367628a85ccd4cf9516460ed8604eed369653d49b25fb']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.42'),
+]
+
+skipsteps = ['configure', 'build']
+
+files_to_copy = [(['simde'], 'include')]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': [],
+    'dirs': ['include/simde']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'