diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 938f04655..4dcf5fbf5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ eomaps = ["logo.png", "NE_features.json", "qtcompanion/icons/*"]
 
 [project]
 name = "eomaps"
-version = "8.3"
+version = "8.3.1"
 description = "A library to create interactive maps of geographical datasets."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "scipy",
     "matplotlib>=3.4",
     "cartopy>=0.20.0",
-    "descartes",
     "pyproj",
     "packaging",
     "click"