diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 57e54f4c..ada2f218 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             sudo apt-get update
             sudo apt-get -y install tor obfs4proxy
+            pip install --upgrade pip poetry
       - restore_cache:
           key: test-cli-poetry-deps-{{ .Environment.CACHE_VERSION }}-{{ checksum "~/project/cli/poetry.lock" }}
       - run:
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo apt-get update
             sudo apt-get install -y tor obfs4proxy gcc python3-dev python3-pyside2.qtcore python3-pyside2.qtwidgets python3-pyside2.qtgui
             sudo apt-get install -y xvfb x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libxcb-randr0-dev libxcb-xtest0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xkb-dev libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-image0
+            pip install --upgrade pip poetry
       - restore_cache:
           key: test-desktop-poetry-deps-{{ checksum "~/project/desktop/poetry.lock" }}-{{ .Environment.CACHE_VERSION }}
       - run:
diff --git a/cli/poetry.lock b/cli/poetry.lock
index 2f6b5334..e094e5e6 100644
--- a/cli/poetry.lock
+++ b/cli/poetry.lock
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cepa"
-version = "1.8.3"
-description = "Stem is a Python controller library that allows applications to interact with Tor (https://www.torproject.org/)."
-category = "main"
-optional = false
-python-versions = "*"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "certifi"
 version = "2022.9.24"
@@ -421,6 +413,14 @@ category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "stem"
+version = "1.8.1"
+description = "Stem is a Python controller library that allows applications to interact with Tor (https://www.torproject.org/)."
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tomli"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ testing = ["coverage (>=5.0.3)", "zope.event", "zope.testing"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.7"
-content-hash = "ad95d092916f817013865078cd485f2e2ff50ebcb117eaf2eda599905d2dbc50"
+content-hash = "84b451171c947f0e41ccde97cba795e85ce4c58203a102800abb923a79119de4"
 
 [metadata.files]
 attrs = [
@@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ bidict = [
     {file = "bidict-0.22.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:415126d23a0c81e1a8c584a8fb1f6905ea090c772571803aeee0a2242e8e7ba0"},
     {file = "bidict-0.22.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5c826b3e15e97cc6e615de295756847c282a79b79c5430d3bfc909b1ac9f5bd8"},
 ]
-cepa = [
-    {file = "cepa-1.8.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1dc6f0b324d37a2ed2ca274648ece8fd2c96a1d2f440f58c0ca17afd4b5ede7a"},
-]
 certifi = [
     {file = "certifi-2022.9.24-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:90c1a32f1d68f940488354e36370f6cca89f0f106db09518524c88d6ed83f382"},
     {file = "certifi-2022.9.24.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:0d9c601124e5a6ba9712dbc60d9c53c21e34f5f641fe83002317394311bdce14"},
@@ -882,6 +879,9 @@ six = [
     {file = "six-1.16.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8abb2f1d86890a2dfb989f9a77cfcfd3e47c2a354b01111771326f8aa26e0254"},
     {file = "six-1.16.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1e61c37477a1626458e36f7b1d82aa5c9b094fa4802892072e49de9c60c4c926"},
 ]
+stem = [
+    {file = "stem-1.8.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:81d43a7c668ba9d7bc1103b2e7a911e9d148294b373d27a59ae8da79ef7a3e2f"},
+]
 tomli = [
     {file = "tomli-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:939de3e7a6161af0c887ef91b7d41a53e7c5a1ca976325f429cb46ea9bc30ecc"},
     {file = "tomli-2.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:de526c12914f0c550d15924c62d72abc48d6fe7364aa87328337a31007fe8a4f"},
diff --git a/cli/pyproject.toml b/cli/pyproject.toml
index 6c62358d..2886f485 100644
--- a/cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ setuptools = "*"
 pynacl = "*"
 colorama = "*"
 gevent-websocket = "*"
-cepa = "1.8.3"
+stem = "1.8.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pytest = "*"
-setuptools = "*"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 onionshare-cli = 'onionshare_cli:main'