diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e4970d7f6c..1dee94edf4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ clear-poetry-cache:  # clear poetry/pypi cache. for user to do explicitly, never
 	poetry cache clear pypi --all
 
 configure:  # does any pre-requisite installs
-	pip install poetry==1.4.2
+	pip install poetry==1.8.4
 
 lint:
 	flake8 submitr