diff --git a/docs/src/conf.py b/docs/src/conf.py
index b193d935..713b4b4c 100644
--- a/docs/src/conf.py
+++ b/docs/src/conf.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def autolog(message: str, section: str | None = None, color: str | None = None)
 nitpicky = True
 nitpick_ignore_regex = [
     (r"py:.*", r"Corners"),  # TBD: geovista.geodesic.PANEL_BBOX_BY_IDX
-    (r"py:.*", r"h3.get_res0_indexes"),  # no uber/h3 sphinx docs available
+    (r"py:.*", r"h3.get_res0_cells"),  # no uber/h3 sphinx docs available
     (r"py:.*", r"scooby.Report"),  # no scooby sphinx docs available
     (r"py:.*", r"pv"),  # TBD: geovista.geoplotter, geovista.gridlines (lazy import)
     (r"py:class", r"numpy.typing.ArrayLike"),  # TBD: geovista.pantry.data (lazy import)
diff --git a/requirements/geovista.yml b/requirements/geovista.yml
index 8028a0cf..d435090d 100644
--- a/requirements/geovista.yml
+++ b/requirements/geovista.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies:
 
 # examples dependencies (optional)
   - fastparquet
-  - h3-py ==3.7.7
+  - h3-py >=4.1
   - pandas
   - pyarrow
   - rasterio >=1.3
diff --git a/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.txt b/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.txt
index 5acb654f..7fddfae9 100644
--- a/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.txt
+++ b/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by conda-lock.
 # platform: linux-64
-# input_hash: 375657c4920d6f2223d9173abe7a57d995222e7084dfc5eb72d7ce97a52a3e03
+# input_hash: 6d7ce20c43f93622ccd65961730192dd271392a0e4c6f409445d7fecbd3ebed1
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-https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/libsqlite-3.46.1-hadc24fc_0.conda#36f79405ab16bf271edb55b213836dac
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+https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/libnghttp2-1.64.0-h161d5f1_0.conda#19e57602824042dfd0446292ef90488b
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diff --git a/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.yml b/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.yml
index 38796257..2d5a2fbc 100644
--- a/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.yml
+++ b/requirements/locks/py311-lock-linux-64.yml
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   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/contourpy-1.3.0-py312h68727a3_2.conda#ff28f374b31937c048107521c814791e
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/h3-py-3.7.7-py312h30efb56_0.conda#cf10a0a48b3529f7cd56b2626a48e516
+  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/h3-py-4.1.1-py312h2ec8cdc_0.conda#da7db4c6bb60ece8046ea49d3194403d
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/identify-2.6.1-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda#43f629202f9eec21be5f71171fb5daf8
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/ipython-8.28.0-pyh707e725_0.conda#7142a7dff2a47e40b55d304decadd78a
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/isoduration-20.11.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.tar.bz2#4cb68948e0b8429534380243d063a27a
diff --git a/requirements/pypi-optional-exam.txt b/requirements/pypi-optional-exam.txt
index 205b2b0b..ebc46eb7 100644
--- a/requirements/pypi-optional-exam.txt
+++ b/requirements/pypi-optional-exam.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fastparquet
-h3 ==3.7.7
+h3 >=4.1
 pandas
 pyarrow
 rasterio >=1.3
diff --git a/src/geovista/examples/spatial_index/uber_h3.py b/src/geovista/examples/spatial_index/uber_h3.py
index b79a1ead..a80f32fe 100755
--- a/src/geovista/examples/spatial_index/uber_h3.py
+++ b/src/geovista/examples/spatial_index/uber_h3.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def generate_icosahedron_surface(resolution: int | None = 0) -> GeoSurface:
        icosahedron face connectivity.
 
     """
-    pairs = [h3.h3_to_geo(cell) for cell in sorted(h3.get_pentagon_indexes(resolution))]
+    pairs = [h3.cell_to_latlng(cell) for cell in sorted(h3.get_pentagons(resolution))]
     lats, lons = list(zip(*pairs, strict=True))
 
     # An icosahedron contains 20 equilateral triangle faces,
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def to_children(h3indexes: H3Indexes) -> H3Indexes:
 
     """
     result = set()
-    children = [h3.h3_to_children(h3index) for h3index in h3indexes]
+    children = [h3.cell_to_children(h3index) for h3index in h3indexes]
     result.update(*children)
 
     return result
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def to_mesh(h3indexes: H3Indexes) -> PolyData:
 
     # Get the lat/lon vertices of each H3Index cell polygon.
     for h3index in h3indexes:
-        boundary = h3.h3_to_geo_boundary(h3index, geo_json=False)
+        boundary = h3.cell_to_boundary(h3index)
         boundary_lats, boundary_lons = zip(*boundary, strict=True)
         lats.extend(boundary_lats)
         lons.extend(boundary_lons)
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def callback(actor: Actor, flag: bool) -> None:
 # **base icosahedron** surface and geodesic edges,
 # a Natural Earth base layer and coastlines.
 #
-# We also use the :func:`h3.get_res0_indexes` function to bootstrap the
+# We also use the :func:`h3.get_res0_cells` function to bootstrap the
 # Uber ``H3`` hierarchy by generating the ``H3Index`` strings for all
 # the cells participating in the base (coarsest) resolution .
 #
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         base_layer="blue",
     )
 
-    indexes_resolution_0 = h3.get_res0_indexes()
+    indexes_resolution_0 = h3.get_res0_cells()
     mesh_resolution_0 = to_mesh(indexes_resolution_0)
     indexes_resolution_1 = to_children(indexes_resolution_0)
     mesh_resolution_1 = to_mesh(indexes_resolution_1)