diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cfc730712..450a687b2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.28.0
+1.28.1
diff --git a/python/mir/build_chain.sh b/python/mir/build_chain.sh
index 126cd7ea4..4461aca01 100755
--- a/python/mir/build_chain.sh
+++ b/python/mir/build_chain.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 # TODO get these from pyproject...
 if [ -n "$INSTALL_LOCALLY" ] ; then
     # TODO reuse the dep resolver from setup utils
-    uv pip install --no-cache $INSTALL_LOCALLY/eckitlib* $INSTALL_LOCALLY/fckitlib* $INSTALL_LOCALLY/eccodeslib* $INSTALL_LOCALLY/atlaslib* $INSTALL_LOCALLY/mirlib*
+    uv pip install --no-cache $INSTALL_LOCALLY/eckitlib* $INSTALL_LOCALLY/eccodeslib* $INSTALL_LOCALLY/atlaslib* $INSTALL_LOCALLY/mirlib*
 else
     uv pip install --prerelease=allow $EXTRA_PIP mirlib
 fi