diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-docs.yml b/.ci_support/environment-docs.yml
index 383d99ec0..cdf751af4 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-docs.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-docs.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies:
 - myst-parser
 - aimsgb =1.1.0
 - ase =3.22.1
-- atomistics =0.1.27
+- atomistics =0.1.28
 - defusedxml =0.7.1
 - h5py =3.11.0
 - matplotlib-base =3.8.4
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ dependencies:
 - mp-api =0.41.2
 - numpy =1.26.4
 - pandas =2.2.2
-- phonopy =2.22.1
+- phonopy =2.23.1
 - pint =0.23
 - pyiron_base =0.8.4
 - pylammpsmpi =0.2.18
 - pyscal =2.10.18
 - scikit-learn =1.5.0
-- scipy =1.13.0
+- scipy =1.13.1
 - seekpath =2.1.0
 - spglib =2.4.0
 - structuretoolkit =0.0.23
diff --git a/.ci_support/environment-old.yml b/.ci_support/environment-old.yml
index ff38d4e90..64567b571 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment-old.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment-old.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ dependencies:
 - pandas =2.0.3
 - phonopy =2.20.0
 - pint =0.18
-- pyiron_base =0.7.7
-- pylammpsmpi =0.2.7
-- pyscal =2.10.4
+- pyiron_base =0.8.1
+- pylammpsmpi =0.2.12
+- pyscal =2.10.15
+- monty =2024.3.31
 - pyxtal =0.6.1
 - scikit-learn =1.2.1
 - scipy =1.11.1
diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index 83389e4a3..7548beb3d 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
 - aimsgb =1.1.0
 - ase =3.22.1
-- atomistics =0.1.27
+- atomistics =0.1.28
 - coverage
 - codacy-coverage
 - defusedxml =0.7.1
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ dependencies:
 - mp-api =0.41.2
 - numpy =1.26.4
 - pandas =2.2.2
-- phonopy =2.22.1
+- phonopy =2.23.1
 - pint =0.23
 - pyiron_base =0.8.4
 - pylammpsmpi =0.2.18
 - pyscal =2.10.18
 - scikit-learn =1.5.0
-- scipy =1.13.0
+- scipy =1.13.1
 - seekpath =2.1.0
 - spglib =2.4.0
 - structuretoolkit =0.0.23
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests_old.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests_old.yml
index 6d43af033..4a9db5347 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests_old.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests_old.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Mambaforge
       uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
+        python-version: '3.10'
         miniforge-variant: Mambaforge
         channels: conda-forge
         channel-priority: strict
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
         python .ci_support/pyironconfig.py
         pip install versioneer[toml]==0.29
         pip install . --no-deps --no-build-isolation
-        python -m unittest discover tests
\ No newline at end of file
+        python -m unittest discover tests
diff --git a/binder/environment.yml b/binder/environment.yml
index 6718f5411..f18a94465 100644
--- a/binder/environment.yml
+++ b/binder/environment.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
 - aimsgb =1.1.0
 - ase =3.22.1
-- atomistics =0.1.27
+- atomistics =0.1.28
 - defusedxml =0.7.1
 - h5py =3.11.0
 - matplotlib-base =3.8.4
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ dependencies:
 - mp-api =0.41.2
 - numpy =1.26.4
 - pandas =2.2.2
-- phonopy =2.22.1
+- phonopy =2.23.1
 - pint =0.23
 - pyiron_base =0.8.4
 - pylammpsmpi =0.2.18
 - pyscal =2.10.18
 - scikit-learn =1.5.0
-- scipy =1.13.0
+- scipy =1.13.1
 - seekpath =2.1.0
 - spglib =2.4.0
 - structuretoolkit =0.0.23
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e84c883b3..fc4429543 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "ase==3.22.1",
-    "atomistics==0.1.27",
+    "atomistics==0.1.28",
     "defusedxml==0.7.1",
     "h5py==3.11.0",
     "matplotlib==3.8.4",
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ dependencies = [
     "mp-api==0.41.2",
     "numpy==1.26.4",
     "pandas==2.2.2",
-    "phonopy==2.22.1",
+    "phonopy==2.23.1",
     "pint==0.23",
     "pyiron_base==0.8.4",
     "pylammpsmpi==0.2.18",
-    "scipy==1.13.0",
+    "scipy==1.13.1",
     "scikit-learn==1.5.0",
     "seekpath==2.1.0",
     "spglib==2.4.0",