diff --git a/geonode/settings.py b/geonode/settings.py
index e2c1f2f9a06..087e8429bb9 100644
--- a/geonode/settings.py
+++ b/geonode/settings.py
@@ -1456,10 +1456,10 @@ def get_geonode_catalogue_service():
             pycsw_config = PYCSW["CONFIGURATION"]
             if pycsw_config:
                 pycsw_catalogue = {
-                    f"{pycsw_config['metadata:main']['identification_title']}": {
+                    f"{pycsw_config['metadata']['main']['identification_title']}": {
                         "url": CATALOGUE["default"]["URL"],
                         "type": "csw",
-                        "title": pycsw_config["metadata:main"]["identification_title"],
+                        "title": pycsw_config['metadata']['main']["identification_title"],
                         "autoload": True,
                         "layerOptions": {"tileSize": DEFAULT_TILE_SIZE},
                     }
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 69cb385f729..9ead5754f2e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pyjwt==2.8.0
 # geopython dependencies
 pyproj<3.7.0
 OWSLib==0.30.0
--e git+https://github.com/geopython/pycsw.git@3.0.0-alpha5#egg=pycsw
+-e git+https://github.com/geopython/pycsw.git@3.0.0-alpha6#egg=pycsw
 SQLAlchemy==2.0.30 # required by PyCSW
 Shapely==1.8.5.post1
 mercantile==1.2.1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1abe1c9bb3d..8d61b34d21b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ install_requires =
     # geopython dependencies
     pyproj<3.7.0
     OWSLib==0.30.0
-    pycsw @ git+https://github.com/geopython/pycsw.git@3.0.0-alpha5
+    pycsw @ git+https://github.com/geopython/pycsw.git@3.0.0-alpha6
     SQLAlchemy==2.0.30 # required by PyCSW
     Shapely==1.8.5.post1
     mercantile==1.2.1