diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/juliapackage.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/juliapackage.py
index a3e641b2178..3f850230779 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/juliapackage.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/juliapackage.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 from easybuild.framework.easyconfig import CUSTOM
 from easybuild.framework.extensioneasyblock import ExtensionEasyBlock
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
-from easybuild.tools.modules import get_software_root, get_software_version
+from easybuild.tools.modules import get_software_root
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import copy_dir, mkdir
 from easybuild.tools.run import run_shell_cmd
 from easybuild.tools.utilities import trace_msg
@@ -118,11 +118,31 @@ def get_julia_env(env_var):
 
         return parsed_var
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._julia_version = None
+
+    @property
+    def julia_version(self) -> str:
+        """Needs to get Julia version from dependencies to allow --sanity-check-only to generate the fake module"""
+        if self._julia_version is None:
+            deps = self.cfg.dependencies(runtime_only=True)
+            for dep in deps:
+                if dep['name'] == 'Julia':
+                    self._julia_version = dep['version']
+                    break
+            else:
+                raise EasyBuildError(
+                    "Julia not included as dependency, cannot determine Julia version for installation of: %s",
+                    self.name
+                )
+        return self._julia_version
+
     def julia_env_path(self, absolute=True, base=True):
         """
         Return path to installation environment file.
         """
-        julia_version = get_software_version('Julia').split('.')
+        julia_version = self.julia_version.split('.')
         env_dir = "v{}.{}".format(*julia_version[:2])
         project_env = os.path.join("environments", env_dir, "Project.toml")
 
@@ -137,8 +157,7 @@ def set_pkg_offline(self):
         """Enable offline mode of Julia Pkg"""
 
         if not self.cfg['download_pkg_deps']:
-            julia_version = get_software_version('Julia')
-            if LooseVersion(julia_version) >= LooseVersion('1.5'):
+            if LooseVersion(self.julia_version) >= LooseVersion('1.5'):
                 # Enable offline mode of Julia Pkg
                 # https://pkgdocs.julialang.org/v1/api/#Pkg.offline
                 env.setvar('JULIA_PKG_OFFLINE', 'true')
@@ -148,7 +167,7 @@ def set_pkg_offline(self):
                     "Enable easyconfig option 'download_pkg_deps' to allow installation "
                     "with any extra downloaded dependencies."
                 )
-                raise EasyBuildError(errmsg, julia_version)
+                raise EasyBuildError(errmsg, self.julia_version)
 
     def prepare_julia_env(self):
         """
diff --git a/test/easyblocks/module.py b/test/easyblocks/module.py
index 846c2c3ef33..28f2d11b23f 100644
--- a/test/easyblocks/module.py
+++ b/test/easyblocks/module.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def innertest(self):
         write_file(os.path.join(TMPDIR, 'modules', 'all', prgenv, '1.2.3'), "#%Module")
 
     # add empty module files for dependencies that are required for testing easyblocks
-    for dep_mod_name in ('foo/1.2.3.4.5', 'PyTorch/1.12.1'):
+    for dep_mod_name in ('foo/1.2.3.4.5', 'PyTorch/1.12.1', "Julia/1.6.7"):
         write_file(os.path.join(TMPDIR, 'modules', 'all', dep_mod_name), "#%Module")
 
     for easyblock in easyblocks:
@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ def innertest(self):
         elif eb_fn in ['python.py', 'tkinter.py']:
             # custom easyblock for Python (ensurepip) requires version >= 3.4.0
             innertest = make_inner_test(easyblock, name=eb_fn.replace('_', '-')[:-3], version='3.4.0')
+        elif eb_fn in ['juliapackage.py', 'juliabundle.py']:
+            # Building a Julia package/bundle requires Julia as a dependency
+            extra_txt = 'dependencies = [("Julia", "1.6.7")]'
+            innertest = make_inner_test(easyblock, name='julia-stuff', extra_txt=extra_txt)
         elif eb_fn == 'torchvision.py':
             # torchvision easyblock requires that PyTorch is listed as dependency
             extra_txt = "dependencies = [('PyTorch', '1.12.1')]"