diff --git a/environment.lock.yml b/environment.lock.yml
index e03eabcdb..436beae17 100644
--- a/environment.lock.yml
+++ b/environment.lock.yml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pip:
       - atpublic==3.1.1
       - flufl-lock==7.1.1
-      - mlde-utils==0.0.5
+      - mlde-utils==0.0.6
       - netcdf4==1.6.3
       - python-cmethods==1.0.1
 prefix: /home/henry/miniforge3/envs/cuda-downscaling
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 88c89e9ed..ebf216808 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 flufl-lock
-mlde-utils ~=0.0.5
+mlde-utils ~=0.0.6
 python-cmethods