diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 962804ab33..ab3c024995 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "custodian>=2023.6.5",
     "emmet-core>=0.51.11",
     "maggma>=0.51.18",
-    "monty>=2023.4.10",
+    "monty>=2023.9.5",
     "numpy>=1.24.0",
     "pydantic<2",
     "pymatgen>=2023.9.2",
diff --git a/src/quacc/utils/files.py b/src/quacc/utils/files.py
index e1affbfe26..5df0829a6a 100644
--- a/src/quacc/utils/files.py
+++ b/src/quacc/utils/files.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def copy_decompress(source_files: list[str], destination: str) -> None:
         if Path(z_path).exists():
             z_file = os.path.basename(z_path)
             copy(z_path, Path(destination, z_file))
-            decompress_file(str(Path(destination, z_file)))
+            decompress_file(Path(destination, z_file))
         else:
             warnings.warn(f"Cannot find file: {z_path}", UserWarning)
 
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index e00fc06300..bbce4d0457 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cclib==1.8
 custodian==2023.7.22
 emmet-core==0.67.5
 maggma==0.54.0
-monty==2023.8.8
+monty==2023.9.5
 numpy==1.25.2
 pydantic==1.10.2
 pymatgen==2023.9.2
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