diff --git a/pgrest/utils.py b/pgrest/utils.py
index 41ee8c9..058e789 100644
--- a/pgrest/utils.py
+++ b/pgrest/utils.py
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ def create_roles(tenants=[]):
                             roleTenant=tn,
                             description='Role granting read access to all tables in the PgREST API.',
                             _tapis_set_x_headers_from_service=True)
+            t.sk.createRole(roleName='PGREST_USER',
+                            roleTenant=tn,
+                            description='Role granting read access to all /view/ endpoints in the PgREST API.',
+                            _tapis_set_x_headers_from_service=True)
             t.sk.createRole(roleName='PGREST_WRITE',
                             roleTenant=tn,
                             description='Role granting write access to all tables in the PgREST API.',
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bc9db38..17d7f7b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ psycopg2==2.8.6
 cerberus
 postgres
 docker
-tapipy==1.2.20
-tapisservice==1.2.6
+tapipy==1.4.1
+tapisservice==1.4.0
 uWSGI
 ipython
 jedi==0.17.2 # was required to get past issues with ipython in the manage.py shell; see:
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