diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml b/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
index b5798ac2..93dc5c01 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-mpich.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ dependencies:
   - mpich
   - numpy =1.23.5
   - mpi4py =3.1.4
-  - pympipool =0.6.0
+  - pympipool =0.6.1
   - ase =3.22.1
   - scipy =1.10.1
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diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml b/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
index 37834233..0093ac37 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-openmpi.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ dependencies:
   - openmpi
   - numpy =1.23.5
   - mpi4py =3.1.4
-  - pympipool =0.6.0
+  - pympipool =0.6.1
   - ase =3.22.1
   - scipy =1.10.1
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5069f283..6aac17d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     keywords='lammps, mpi4py',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["*tests*"]),
     install_requires=[
-        "mpi4py==3.1.4", "pympipool==0.6.0", "numpy==1.23.5"
+        "mpi4py==3.1.4", "pympipool==0.6.1", "numpy==1.23.5"
     ],
     extras_require={
         "ase": ["ase==3.22.1", "scipy==1.10.1"],