diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c787b21..154b9fc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.22
+1.0.23
diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index 6fe1621..85d9585 100644
--- a/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Flask>=2.1.3
+Flask==2.1.3
 urllib3>=1.26.5
 jsonschema>=3.2.0
 
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ PyYAML>=5.3.1
 # Use the branch name of commons from github for testing new changes made in commons from different branch
 # Default is main branch
 #git+https://github.com/hubmapconsortium/commons.git@main#egg=hubmap-commons
-hubmap-commons==2.1.9
+hubmap-commons==2.1.11