diff --git a/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake b/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
index 0f911b11..6557907c 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ option(pyAMReX_amrex_internal "Download & build AMReX" ON)
 set(pyAMReX_amrex_repo "https://github.com/AMReX-Codes/amrex.git"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository URI to pull and build AMReX from if(pyAMReX_amrex_internal)")
-set(pyAMReX_amrex_branch "24.08"
+set(pyAMReX_amrex_branch "e792933f9561c9ab0e47238c041a6c09818f0908"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository branch for pyAMReX_amrex_repo if(pyAMReX_amrex_internal)")
 
diff --git a/src/Base/Box.cpp b/src/Base/Box.cpp
index 3410dd0d..f6cf8a17 100644
--- a/src/Base/Box.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Box.cpp
@@ -147,14 +147,13 @@ void init_Box(py::module &m) {
         .def_property_readonly("volume", &Box::volume)
         .def_property_readonly("the_unit_box", &Box::TheUnitBox)
         .def_property_readonly("is_square", &Box::isSquare)
-
         .def("contains",
-            py::overload_cast< IntVect const & >(&Box::contains, py::const_),
+            [](Box const & bx, IntVect const & p){ return bx.contains(p); },
             py::arg("p"),
             "Returns true if argument is contained within Box."
         )
         .def("strictly_contains",
-            py::overload_cast< IntVect const & >(&Box::strictly_contains, py::const_),
+            [](Box const & bx, IntVect const & p){ return bx.strictly_contains(p); },
             py::arg("p"),
             "Returns true if argument is strictly contained within Box."
         )