diff --git a/.binder/environment.yml b/.binder/environment.yml
index ad47a3c3..25f88b60 100644
--- a/.binder/environment.yml
+++ b/.binder/environment.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies:
 - codacy-coverage
 - matplotlib =3.8.3
 - numpy =1.26.4
-- pyiron_base =0.7.9
+- pyiron_base =0.8.1
 - pyiron_atomistics =0.5.1
 - pyiron-data =0.0.25
 - pyparsing =3.1.1
diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index 69346f1f..7b89c14c 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies:
 - codacy-coverage
 - matplotlib =3.8.3
 - numpy =1.26.4
-- pyiron_base =0.7.9
+- pyiron_base =0.8.1
 - pyiron_atomistics =0.5.1
 - pyiron-data =0.0.25
 - pyparsing =3.1.1
diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index 41166a5f..26e772cf 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies:
 - codacy-coverage
 - matplotlib =3.8.3
 - numpy =1.26.4
-- pyiron_base =0.7.9
+- pyiron_base =0.8.1
 - pyiron_atomistics =0.5.1
 - pyiron-data =0.0.25
 - pyparsing =3.1.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 57aa8f04..6e9d73fc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         'pyiron_atomistics==0.5.1',
         'matplotlib==3.8.3',
         'numpy==1.26.4',
-        'pyiron_base==0.7.9',
+        'pyiron_base==0.8.1',
         'scipy==1.11.4',
         'runnerase==0.3.3',
         # spgfit