diff --git a/requirements/embedded.txt b/requirements/embedded.txt
index 64f6d4e..e491005 100644
--- a/requirements/embedded.txt
+++ b/requirements/embedded.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pyvista>=0.4 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
+pyvista>=0.48.4 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
 LoopStructural>=1.6.6 #3D geological modelling
 geoh5py>=0.9 #saving models to hdf5
 dill>=0.3.9     #saving models to python
diff --git a/requirements/testing.txt b/requirements/testing.txt
index 1728f90..609da69 100644
--- a/requirements/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/testing.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 pytest-cov>=4
 packaging>=23
-pyvista>=0.4 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
+pyvista>=0.48.4 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
 LoopStructural>=1.6.23 #3D geological modelling
 geoh5py>=0.9 #saving models to hdf5
 dill>=0.3.9     #saving models to python