diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index 156d84d..c40b759 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dependencies:
 - coveralls
 - coverage
 - codacy-coverage
-- pyiron_base=0.6.6
+- pyiron_base=0.6.8
 - matplotlib=3.8.0
 - pystem=0.0.26
 - match-series
diff --git a/binder/environment.yml b/binder/environment.yml
index 0bc8b77..e441006 100644
--- a/binder/environment.yml
+++ b/binder/environment.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-- pyiron_base=0.6.6
+- pyiron_base=0.6.8
 - matplotlib=3.8.0
 - pystem =0.0.26
 - match-series