diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index ce22050a..3ba92cad 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ dependencies:
   - jinja2 =3.1.2
   - paramiko =3.2.0
   - tqdm =4.65.0
-  - pympipool =0.5.5
+  - pympipool =0.5.6
   - cloudpickle =2.2.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ff3544be..67f0326d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     extras_require={
         "sge": ['defusedxml==0.7.1'],
         "remote": ['paramiko==3.2.0', 'tqdm==4.65.0'],
-        "executor": ['pympipool==0.5.5', 'cloudpickle==2.2.1'],
+        "executor": ['pympipool==0.5.6', 'cloudpickle==2.2.1'],
     },
     cmdclass=versioneer.get_cmdclass(),
     entry_points={