diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index c5c11c8..ec4e345 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=3.8.1
 - pystem=0.0.26
 - match-series
diff --git a/binder/environment.yml b/binder/environment.yml
index cbb4b51..4a7cf44 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=3.8.1
 - pystem =0.0.26
 - match-series
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d626e18..c25efb9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     keywords='pyiron',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["*tests*"]),
     install_requires=[
-        'pyiron_base==0.6.6',
+        'pyiron_base==0.6.8',
         'matplotlib==3.8.1',
         'pystem==0.0.26',
         'hyperspy==1.7.5',