diff --git a/mpcdf_common.py b/mpcdf_common.py
index 0efb0217a00df101fcdfc070f365f082f457ffa1..70e5ada57d18232ba366b857abf66b92d14d5ca4 100644
--- a/mpcdf_common.py
+++ b/mpcdf_common.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ intel_parallel_studio = {
     "mpcdf_intel_parallel_studio_2020_2": {"compiler": "intel_19_1_2", "impi": "impi_2019_8", "mkl": "mkl_2020_2-module", },
     "mpcdf_intel_parallel_studio_2020_4": {"compiler": "intel_19_1_3", "impi": "impi_2019_9", "mkl": "mkl_2020_4-module", },
     "mpcdf_intel_oneapi_2021_2": {"compiler": "intel_2021_2_0", "impi": "impi_2021_2", "mkl": "mkl_2021_2-module", },
+    "mpcdf_intel_oneapi_2021_3": {"compiler": "intel_2021_3_0", "impi": "impi_2021_3", "mkl": "mkl_2021_3-module", },
 }
 
 all_mkls = {ic["mkl"] for ic in intel_parallel_studio.values()}
@@ -161,7 +162,13 @@ check_for_update()
 
 
 def compiler_module(compiler_repo):
-    return compiler_repo.replace("_", "/", 1).replace("_", ".")
+    # special case: long and short version for intel 21.2.0
+    if compiler_repo == "intel_2021_2_0":
+        return "intel/21.2.0"
+    elif compiler_repo == "intel_2021_3_0":
+        return "intel/21.3.0"
+    else:
+        return compiler_repo.replace("_", "/", 1).replace("_", ".")
 
 
 def mpi_module(mpi_repo):