diff --git a/f/FUSE/FUSE-3.2.6-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb b/f/FUSE/FUSE-3.2.6-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a8864cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f/FUSE/FUSE-3.2.6-GCCcore-12.3.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+easyblock = 'MesonNinja'
+
+name = 'FUSE'
+version = '3.2.6'
+
+homepage = 'https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse'
+description = "The reference implementation of the Linux FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) interface"
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '12.3.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases/download/fuse-%(version)s/']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_XZ]
+patches = ['FUSE-3.2.6_skip-utils.patch']
+checksums = [
+    'cea4dad559b3fbdbb8e4ad5f9df6083fdb7f2b904104bd507ef790d311d271cf',  # fuse-3.2.6.tar.xz
+    '92b23223b3de7996440bf447a5023a3c2f88ef4345a2b76708023dde3c154533',  # FUSE-3.2.6_skip-utils.patch
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('Meson', '1.1.1'),
+    ('Ninja', '1.11.1'),
+]
+
+configopts = '-Dutils=false'
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib64/libfuse%%(version_major)s.%s' % SHLIB_EXT, 'lib64/pkgconfig/fuse%(version_major)s.pc'],
+    'dirs': ['include/fuse%(version_major)s'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/f/FUSE/FUSE-3.2.6_skip-utils.patch b/f/FUSE/FUSE-3.2.6_skip-utils.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bd678eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f/FUSE/FUSE-3.2.6_skip-utils.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+add support for skip building of utils (which require root permissions to install)
+cfr. https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/pull/296
+From fec26c591d46ede494f3b2260a554348923a4bb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Martin Blanchard <tchaik@gmx.com>
+Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 00:07:19 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Add build options for utils and examples
+
+Allow skipping utils build & installation (-Dutils=false) and examples
+build (-Dexamples=false). By default behaviour is unchanged (both are
+true: utils and examples get build).
+---
+ meson.build       | 11 ++++++++---
+ meson_options.txt |  6 ++++++
+ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 6d4aef79..7df434b7 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -92,10 +92,15 @@ thread_dep = dependency('threads')
+ #
+ # Read build files from sub-directories
+ #
+-subdirs = [ 'lib', 'include', 'example', 'doc', 'test' ]
+-if not platform.endswith('bsd') and platform != 'dragonfly'
+-  subdirs += 'util'
++subdirs = [ 'lib', 'include', 'test' ]
++if get_option('utils') and not platform.endswith('bsd') and platform != 'dragonfly'
++  subdirs += [ 'util', 'doc' ]
+ endif
++
++if get_option('examples')
++  subdirs += 'example'
++endif
++
+ foreach n : subdirs
+     subdir(n)
+ endforeach
+diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
+index 983fcacc..c08e38e4 100644
+--- a/meson_options.txt
++++ b/meson_options.txt
+@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ option('disable-mtab', type : 'boolean', value : false,
+ 
+ option('udevrulesdir', type : 'string', value : '',
+        description: 'Where to install udev rules (if empty, query pkg-config(1))')
++
++option('utils', type : 'boolean', value : true,
++       description: 'Wheter or not to build and install helper programs')
++
++option('examples', type : 'boolean', value : true,
++       description: 'Wheter or not to build example programs')
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/f/fuse3-libs/fuse3-libs-3.3.0-19.eb b/f/fuse3-libs/fuse3-libs-3.3.0-19.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e74df2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f/fuse3-libs/fuse3-libs-3.3.0-19.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# IT4Innovations
+# PH 2024
+
+easyblock = 'Binary'
+
+name = 'fuse3-libs'
+version = '3.3.0-19'
+toolchain = SYSTEM
+
+homepage = 'http://fuse.sf.net'
+description = "File System in Userspace (FUSE) v3 libraries"
+# license = 'LGPLv2+'
+
+# Rocky Linux BaseOS x86_64 Official repository URL
+source_urls = ['https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/f']
+sources = ['fuse3-libs-3.3.0-19.el8.x86_64.rpm']
+checksums = ['e3d7a931410bdd4a0c1339332e30a06699da1d2f2daf56145e70b229492d4c81']
+
+#dependencies = [
+#    ('glibc', '2.28'),  # Provides `libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.28)(64bit)`
+#]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib64/libfuse3.so.3', 'lib64/libfuse3.so.3.3.0'],
+    'dirs': ['/usr/lib64']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'tools'
+
+#postinstallcmds = [
+    # Linking to /usr/lib64 ensures that programs can find the libraries
+#    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libfuse3.so.3 /usr/lib64/libfuse3.so.3',
+#]
+
+postinstallcmds = [
+    # Create a symbolic link for the library
+    'ln -s %(installdir)s/lib64/libfuse3.so.3.3.0 %(installdir)s/lib64/libfuse3.so.3'
+]
diff --git a/s/squashfuse/squashfuse-0.5.2.eb b/s/squashfuse/squashfuse-0.5.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb
similarity index 89%
rename from s/squashfuse/squashfuse-0.5.2.eb
rename to s/squashfuse/squashfuse-0.5.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb
index e2682fd4..4b808db4 100644
--- a/s/squashfuse/squashfuse-0.5.2.eb
+++ b/s/squashfuse/squashfuse-0.5.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ checksums = ['54e4baaa20796e86a214a1f62bab07c7c361fb7a598375576d585712691178f5']
 toolchain = {'name': 'GCC', 'version': '12.3.0'}
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('FUSE', '3.16.2'),
-    ('zlib', '1.2.13')  
+    ('FUSE', '3.2.6'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.13'),
+   # ('fuse3-libs', '3.3.0-19','',True)  
 ]