diff --git a/bitmind/__init__.py b/bitmind/__init__.py
index cacab596..0f888438 100644
--- a/bitmind/__init__.py
+++ b/bitmind/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 
-__version__ = "2.0.2"
+__version__ = "2.0.3"
 version_split = __version__.split(".")
 __spec_version__ = (
     (1000 * int(version_split[0]))
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0720de08..80ca086d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Core ML frameworks
-bittensor==8.4.1
+bittensor==8.5.1
 torch==2.5.1
 torchvision==0.20.1
 torchaudio==2.5.1