diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae6b3ebe4..afc654582 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "uds-core",
       "version": "0.5.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "pepr": "0.42.0"
+        "pepr": "0.42.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
@@ -6354,9 +6354,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/pepr": {
-      "version": "0.42.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pepr/-/pepr-0.42.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-8SCXAmeTxQUM7Rzkcj46STHvUL7IzuuL9P+zZKP6v7nVYtFGVRnxx8Y7Eftt+N+I6ICjnHCzb190dHvtGm74bw==",
+      "version": "0.42.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pepr/-/pepr-0.42.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ti/cXLbIEagSDPYwDi/Oq8jYtkVNArrYn9vwuC0z+KRsgyABdFGYbScKPJ4gq+DOBXUHk/+dtUMnQl9+Y6s1Ew==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/ramda": "0.30.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e6bc9470..7592057a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "k3d-setup": "k3d cluster delete pepr-dev && k3d cluster create pepr-dev --k3s-arg '--debug@server:0'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "pepr": "0.42.0"
+    "pepr": "0.42.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
diff --git a/tasks/create.yaml b/tasks/create.yaml
index 6663a507a..0e17ff0a2 100644
--- a/tasks/create.yaml
+++ b/tasks/create.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ variables:
 
   - name: REGISTRY1_PEPR_IMAGE
     # renovate: datasource=docker depName=registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/defenseunicorns/pepr/controller versioning=semver
-    default: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/defenseunicorns/pepr/controller:v0.42.0
+    default: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/defenseunicorns/pepr/controller:v0.42.1
 
   - name: LAYER