diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 4dfac03a39..93582e968c 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies:
   - geopy
   - humanfriendly
   - importlib_metadata  # required for Python < 3.10
-  - iris >=3.6.0
+  - iris >=3.6.1
   - iris-esmf-regrid >=0.7.0
   - isodate
   - jinja2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 84379ea008..f8c3e28550 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         'scipy>=1.6',
         # See the following issue for info on the iris pin below:
         # https://github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValTool/issues/3239#issuecomment-1613298587
-        'scitools-iris>=3.4.0',
+        'scitools-iris>=3.6.1',
         'shapely>=2.0.0',
         'stratify>=0.3',
         'yamale',