diff --git a/.github/workflows/precommitVersionBumps.yml b/.github/workflows/precommitVersionBumps.yml
index 05dc20d6..35bfdc4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/precommitVersionBumps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/precommitVersionBumps.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullRequestController.yml b/.github/workflows/pullRequestController.yml
index 757e50b4..4da4ff0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullRequestController.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullRequestController.yml
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Semantic Release
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
         id: semantic
         with:
           dry_run: true
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Check for changed files
         id: file_changes
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Check for changed files
         id: file_changes
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Check for changed files
         id: file_changes
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run pre-commit tests
         uses: ./.github/actions/tests/pre-commit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pushMain.yml b/.github/workflows/pushMain.yml
index 6805ed09..46790804 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pushMain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pushMain.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Merge main into next
         uses: ./.github/actions/merge-branch
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         id: checkout
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Semantic Release
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5
         id: semantic
         with:
           branches: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runTests.yml b/.github/workflows/runTests.yml
index b28225b2..1bc85289 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runTests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml b/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
index 1aa4db9e..f9e9379d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       PACKAGE_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/api/terraform/python/openai_api/
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml b/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml
index bbe4009d..bbd6df26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsPython.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b64584ba..7c9f0c31 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [0.11.1](https://github.com/FullStackWithLawrence/aws-openai/compare/v0.11.0...v0.11.1) (2025-05-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* force a new release ([ca29be2](https://github.com/FullStackWithLawrence/aws-openai/commit/ca29be2b704415be27aa90a9914a35dda6f0a171))
+
 # [0.11.0](https://github.com/FullStackWithLawrence/aws-openai/compare/v0.10.8...v0.11.0) (2025-02-01)
 
 
diff --git a/api/terraform/python/layer_langchain/requirements.txt b/api/terraform/python/layer_langchain/requirements.txt
index 213a0294..5416f899 100644
--- a/api/terraform/python/layer_langchain/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/terraform/python/layer_langchain/requirements.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # --------------------------
 langchain
 #langchain-experimental
-langchain-openai==0.3.3
+langchain-openai==0.3.32
diff --git a/api/terraform/python/layer_nlp/requirements.txt b/api/terraform/python/layer_nlp/requirements.txt
index 1243c0c9..97855fc4 100644
--- a/api/terraform/python/layer_nlp/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/terraform/python/layer_nlp/requirements.txt
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 #             requirements in the zip package for this layer.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-pyyaml==6.0.1
+pyyaml==6.0.2
 
 # NLP requirements
 # --------------------------
-python-Levenshtein==0.26.1
+python-Levenshtein==0.27.1
 pyyaml
 
 # weather function
 # --------------------------
 googlemaps==4.10.0
-openmeteo-requests==1.1.0
-requests-cache==1.1.1
+openmeteo-requests==1.7.2
+requests-cache==1.2.1
 retry-requests==2.0.0
diff --git a/api/terraform/python/layer_openai/requirements.txt b/api/terraform/python/layer_openai/requirements.txt
index 613c91bc..e9378960 100644
--- a/api/terraform/python/layer_openai/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/terraform/python/layer_openai/requirements.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 # generative AI requirements
 # --------------------------
-openai==1.61.0
+openai==1.102.0
 
 # general requirements
 # --------------------------
-pydantic==2.10.6
-pydantic-settings==2.7.1
-python-dotenv==1.0.1
-python-hcl2==6.1.0
+pydantic==2.11.7
+pydantic-settings==2.10.1
+python-dotenv==1.1.1
+python-hcl2==7.3.1
diff --git a/api/terraform/python/openai_api/__version__.py b/api/terraform/python/openai_api/__version__.py
index 58d0735b..20f78b5f 100644
--- a/api/terraform/python/openai_api/__version__.py
+++ b/api/terraform/python/openai_api/__version__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # DO NOT EDIT.
 # Managed via automated CI/CD in .github/workflows/semanticVersionBump.yml.
-__version__ = "0.10.7-alpha.1"
+__version__ = "0.11.0-beta.1"
diff --git a/api/terraform/route53.tf b/api/terraform/route53.tf
index f07b7285..2919a98b 100644
--- a/api/terraform/route53.tf
+++ b/api/terraform/route53.tf
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ resource "aws_route53_record" "api" {
 module "acm" {
   count   = var.create_custom_domain ? 1 : 0
   source  = "terraform-aws-modules/acm/aws"
-  version = "~> 5.0"
+  version = "~> 6.0"
 
   # un-comment this if you choose a region other than us-east-1
   # providers = {
diff --git a/api/terraform/terraform.tf b/api/terraform/terraform.tf
index cf95412d..fb25d88a 100644
--- a/api/terraform/terraform.tf
+++ b/api/terraform/terraform.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws"
-      version = "~> 5.31"
+      version = "~> 6.0"
     }
     null = {
       source  = "hashicorp/null"
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index cae7e170..90ce4f13 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "preview": "vite preview --port 8080"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
     "i": "^0.3.7",
     "npm": "^11.0.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.3.0",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.2.1",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.0.2",
     "eslint": "^9.11.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.33.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^5.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.5",
-    "vite": "^6.0.1"
+    "vite": "^7.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8caed9e0..66aa7f66 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,51 +10,51 @@
 
 # dev and test
 # ------------
-boto3==1.36.11
+boto3==1.40.21
 botocore>=1.35.10
-pytest==8.3.4
-pytest_mock==3.14.0
-requests==2.32.3
+pytest==8.4.1
+pytest_mock==3.14.1
+requests==2.32.5
 
 # Code linters, formatters, and security scanners
 # ------------
-black==24.10.0
-flake8==7.1.1
+black==25.1.0
+flake8==7.3.0
 flake8-coding==1.3.2
-pre-commit==4.1.0
-isort==5.13.2
-mypy==1.14.1
-pylint==3.3.3
-bandit==1.8.2
-pydocstringformatter==0.7.3
-tox==4.23.2
-codespell==2.3.0
-coverage==7.6.10
+pre-commit==4.3.0
+isort==6.0.1
+pylint==3.3.8
+mypy==1.17.1
+bandit==1.8.6
+pydocstringformatter==0.7.5
+tox==4.29.0
+codespell==2.4.1
+coverage==7.10.6
 
 # Lambda layer: openai
 # ------------
-openai==1.61.0
+openai==1.102.0
 
 # Lambda layer: common
 # ------------
-python-dotenv==1.0.1
-pydantic==2.10.4
-pydantic-settings==2.6.0
-python-hcl2==5.1.1
+python-dotenv==1.1.1
+pydantic==2.11.7
+pydantic-settings==2.10.1
+python-hcl2==7.3.1
 
 # Lambda layer: langchain
 # ------------
 langchain
-langchain-openai==0.3.3
+langchain-openai
 #langchain-experimental
 
 # Lambda layer: nlp
 # ------------
-python-Levenshtein==0.26.0
+python-Levenshtein==0.27.1
 pyyaml
 
 # weather function
 googlemaps==4.10.0
-openmeteo-requests==1.1.0
-requests-cache==1.1.1
+openmeteo-requests==1.7.2
+requests-cache==1.2.1
 retry-requests==2.0.0