diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f677a51a5..173f5fd514 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ strict = [
     # must use >= for ase to not uninstall main branch install in CI
     # last known working commit: https://gitlab.com/ase/ase@2bab58f4e
     "ase>=3.22.1",
-    "cclib==1.8",
+    "cclib==1.8.1",
     "chgnet==0.3.5",
     "click==8.1.7",
     "custodian==2024.3.12",