diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a2b9068..acb0bca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ classifiers = [
 # Below the dependencies for brainmapper (the cellfinder CLI tool) only
 # (i.e., only what users will need for brainmapper)
 dependencies = [
-    "brainglobe>=1.0.0",
+    "brainglobe>=1.2.0",
     "brainreg>=1.0.0",
     "cellfinder>=1.3.0",
     "configobj",