diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2d7cea387..e4cb08581 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     extras_require={
         'atomistic': [
             'ase==3.23.0',
-            'pyiron_atomistics==0.6.12',
+            'pyiron_atomistics==0.6.17',
             'pycp2k==0.2.2',
         ],
         'fenics': [