diff --git a/scripts/lib/xpedite/requirements.txt b/scripts/lib/xpedite/requirements.txt
index 26e129d0..c9c266bd 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/xpedite/requirements.txt
+++ b/scripts/lib/xpedite/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pygments>=2.0.2
 rpyc>=4.0.1
 cement>=3.0.10
 termcolor>=1.1.0
-py-cpuinfo>=0.1.2
+py-cpuinfo>=3.2.0
 six>=1.12.0
 nbclassic>=1.0.0
 setuptools
diff --git a/scripts/lib/xpedite/util/cpuInfo.py b/scripts/lib/xpedite/util/cpuInfo.py
index fb48eb86..ddaeae8f 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/xpedite/util/cpuInfo.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/xpedite/util/cpuInfo.py
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ def _loadId(self):
     """Returns the cpu identifier from vendor, family, model and stepping"""
     vendorId = self.info.get('vendor_id')
     vendorId = vendorId if vendorId else self.info.get('vendor_id_raw')
+    stepping = self.info.get('stepping') if 'stepping' in self.info else None
     if vendorId:
-      return '{}-{}-{:02X}-{}'.format(vendorId, self.info['family'], self.info['model'], self.info['stepping'])
+      vendorIdString =  '{}-{}-{:02X}'.format(vendorId, self.info['family'], self.info['model'])
+      if stepping:
+        vendorIdString += '-{}'.format(stepping)
+      return vendorIdString
     raise Exception('failed to load cpuInfo - missing cpu vendor id\n{}'.format(self.info))
 
   def _loadAdvertisedHz(self):