diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index e8e57813021723af042532ce0761d853392ba844..353fdb121dd15d0cc84fe27710ba98cac3176fd5 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
         "nfs",
         "conda"
     ],
-    "epics_base_version": "7.0.7",
-    "require_version": "5.0.0"
+    "epics_base_version": "7.0.8.1",
+    "require_version": "5.1.1",
 }