diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 3bc85910..f8d159e1 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Imports:
     dplyr (>= 1.1.0),
     eppasm (>= 0.7.1),
     gt,
-    first90 (== 1.6.11),
+    first90 (>= 1.7.1),
     forcats,
     fs,
     ggplot2,
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ LinkingTo:
     TMB
 Remotes:
     bergant/datamodelr,
-    first90=github::mrc-ide/first90release@revert-42-2025-update
+    first90=github::mrc-ide/first90release@2025-update
 Config/testthat/edition: 3
 Config/testthat/parallel: true