diff --git a/albatross/atmos_ocean_data.py b/albatross/atmos_ocean_data.py
index 8c9972d..4d6da6f 100755
--- a/albatross/atmos_ocean_data.py
+++ b/albatross/atmos_ocean_data.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def openDAPsst(version = '3b', debug = False, anomalies = True, **kwargs):
     """
     from albatross.utils import int_to_month
     from os.path import isfile
-    from pydap.client import open_url
+    from xarray import open_dataset
+#    from pydap.client import open_url
     from numpy import arange
     from numpy import squeeze
     import pickle
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ def openDAPsst(version = '3b', debug = False, anomalies = True, **kwargs):
 
     LOGGER.info('Starting download...')
     LOGGER.info(SSTurl)
-    dataset = open_url(SSTurl)
+    # dataset = open_url(SSTurl)         # Python 3.6 dependency
+    dataset = open_dataset(SSTurl)
     arg = 'anom' if anomalies else 'sst'
     sst = dataset[arg]
 
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 48d4111..3fbca91 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
 - defaults
 dependencies:
 - pip
-- python<=3.9
+- python>=3.10
 - pywps>=4.5.2,<4.7
 - jinja2
 - click