diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 5724510d4..56f6ccf7c 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
   - numba
   - scipy
   - scikit-learn
-  - verde>=1.7.0
+  - verde>=1.8.1
   - xarray
   - xrft>=1.0
   - choclo>=0.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ea961d9ff..12c900d3e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "scikit-learn >= 0.24",
     "numba >= 0.52",
     "xarray >= 0.16",
-    "verde >= 1.7",
+    "verde >= 1.8.1",
     "xrft >= 1.0",
     "choclo >= 0.1",
 ]