diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py
index e9f6dd2d..f346618f 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/cic_ussd/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # standard imports
 import semver
 
-version = (0, 3, 0, 'alpha.10')
+version = (0, 3, 1, 'alpha.1')
 
 version_object = semver.VersionInfo(
         major=version[0],
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
index 9d71a990..045cb0d3 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 alembic==1.4.2
 bcrypt==3.2.0
 celery==4.4.7
-cic-eth[services]==0.12.2a3
+cic-eth[services]==0.12.3a1
 cic-notify~=0.4.0a10
 cic-types~=0.1.0a14
 confini~=0.4.1a1