diff --git a/init/modules/EESSI/2026.06.lua b/init/modules/EESSI/2026.06.lua
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..cbf80d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init/modules/EESSI/2026.06.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2023.06.lua
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install_scripts.sh b/install_scripts.sh
index 004ac075..48745a3d 100755
--- a/install_scripts.sh
+++ b/install_scripts.sh
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ compare_and_copy() {
           else
             echo "File has changed in the PR"
           fi
-          # Use cat to retain existing permissions, set umask to world readable in case the target file does not yet exist.
-          (umask 022 && cat "$source_file" > "$destination_file")
+          # Use cp --preserve=mode to preserve the permissions as they are defined in the GH repo
+          cp --preserve=mode "$source_file" "$destination_file"
           echo "File $source_file copied to $destination_file"
         else
           case $? in