diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index f67d5044469..5c15a028ac7 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "build": {
         "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
         "args": {
-            "GEOS_TPL_TAG": "259-158"
+            "GEOS_TPL_TAG": "259-239"
         }
     },
     "runArgs": [
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
index f203a63b52f..1e2764eb15e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ jobs:
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY: geosx/ubuntu22.04-clang15
             ENABLE_HYPRE: ON
             ENABLE_TRILINOS: OFF
+            ENABLE_PYGEOSX: ON
 
           - name: Pecan CPU (centos 7.7, gcc 8.2.0, open-mpi 4.0.1, mkl 2019.5)
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Release