diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c513b7153f..32c2b05a60 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "scikit-image>=0.19",
     "scipy>=1.9.3",
     "spherical-geometry>=1.2.22",
-    "stcal>=1.7.0,<1.8.0",
+    "stcal>=1.7.1,<1.8.0",
     "stdatamodels>=1.10.1,<1.11.0",
     "stpipe>=0.5.2,<0.6.0",
     "stsci.image>=2.3.5",