diff --git a/compass/version.py b/compass/version.py
index 161e0fd76..91e460c18 100644
--- a/compass/version.py
+++ b/compass/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.4.0-alpha.6'
+__version__ = '1.4.0-alpha.7'
diff --git a/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template b/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
index 0c4133411..cac8fe415 100644
--- a/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
+++ b/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cartopy_offlinedata
 cmocean
 esmf=8.6.1={{ mpi_prefix }}_*
 ffmpeg
-geometric_features=1.4.0
+geometric_features=1.5.0
 git
 gsw
 h5py