diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 1bd51b2f4aeaed2a9f84ffc16e7b14f64f5e467f..9701aacae080a2c2d1de0263f04ddc9cd8317160 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
   - defaults
 
 dependencies:
-  - ale >=0.8.0
+  - ale >=0.8.1
   - boost=1.68.0
   - armadillo
   - blas
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index f35759f302c48ade97fce2c31460dc30f2d598bf..9ce9bfffe6a18a509531ed59170d7f8accc1fd36 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ build:
 # Shotgun strat on requirements until we can narrow them down
 requirements:
   build:
-  - ale >=0.7.1
+  - ale >=0.8.1
   - boost=1.68.0
   - armadillo==8.200.0
   - blas
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ requirements:
   - zlib
 
   run:
-  - ale >=0.7.1
+  - ale >=0.8.1
   - boost=1.68.0
   - armadillo==8.200.0
   - blas