diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index f194116..5cf7537 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Check that all Python code is linted with black
-        run: pip install black && black . --check
+        run: pip install black==25.1.0 && black . --check
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2213be..e6bf779 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div align="center">
   <img src="https://github.com/CloudfloatAU/cloud-aud/raw/main/cloudfloat.png" style="height: 50px; width: 50px; border-radius: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">
   <h1>Cloud AUD</h1>
-  <p>Cloud AUD (<b>CAUD</b>) is a first of it's kind credit-minted, yield-distributing, Australian Dollar stablecoin backed by real business loans and secured by institutional liquidity — the new digital money rail for business.</p>
+  <p>Cloud AUD (<b>CAUD</b>) is a first of its kind credit-minted, yield-distributing, Australian Dollar stablecoin backed by real business loans and secured by institutional liquidity — the new digital money rail for business.</p>
   <p>Generated from <a href="https://github.com/ApeAcademy/token-template">token-template</a> by <a href="https://academy.apeworx.io">Ape Academy</a>.</p>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a4c9579..3d608e9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-eth-ape==0.8.25
+eth-ape==0.8.48
 pytest==8.3.4