diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dc798fb..f498789 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "steer-core==0.2.18",
+    "steer-core==0.2.19",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/steer_materials/__init__.py b/steer_materials/__init__.py
index f59e3ef..2c61630 100644
--- a/steer_materials/__init__.py
+++ b/steer_materials/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 Stanford University
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-__version__ = "0.1.44"
+__version__ = "0.1.45"