diff --git a/requirements/embedded.txt b/requirements/embedded.txt
index 231939e..df4343c 100644
--- a/requirements/embedded.txt
+++ b/requirements/embedded.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pyvista>=0.4 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
+pyvista>=0.49.2 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
 LoopStructural[native]~=1.11.0 #3D geological modelling
 geoh5py>=0.9 #saving models to hdf5
 dill>=0.4.1     #saving models to python
diff --git a/requirements/testing.txt b/requirements/testing.txt
index 5b0ef25..332d43a 100644
--- a/requirements/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/testing.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 pytest-cov>=7.1.0
 packaging>=23
-pyvista>=0.4 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
+pyvista>=0.49.2 #3D visualisation/vtk meshing
 LoopStructural[native]~=1.11.0 #3D geological modelling
 geoh5py>=0.9 #saving models to hdf5
 dill>=0.4.1     #saving models to python