diff --git a/examples/example_utils.sh b/examples/example_utils.sh
index c4f8b78a42d95547aeb9dd300f2a041aefaad62f..ef4aa473927b021d394c733eb1fe69853482c150 100644
--- a/examples/example_utils.sh
+++ b/examples/example_utils.sh
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ icon:
   build_cmd: "icon-nwp@%ICON.VERSION%% %SPACK.COMPILER%+debug~mpichecks target=x86_64_v2 source=dkrz_https"
   version: ${ICON_VERSION}
 
+dwdicontools:
+  build_cmd: "dwd-icon-tools% %SPACK.COMPILER%"
+  load_cmd: build_cmd
+
 data_management:
   # Where do we put the output files afterwards?
   local_destination_folder: $OUTPUTDIR/