diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index fd84de697..87f91f93b 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Depends:
 Imports:
     utils
 Suggests:
-    cli (>= 3.1.0),
+    cli (>= 3.1.1),
     covr,
     crayon,
     fs,
diff --git a/R/standalone-cli.R b/R/standalone-cli.R
index a284967bb..2d7e936f6 100644
--- a/R/standalone-cli.R
+++ b/R/standalone-cli.R
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # file: standalone-cli.R
 # last-updated: 2023-10-06
 # license: https://unlicense.org
+# suggests: cli (>= 3.1.1)
 # ---
 #
 # Provides a minimal shim API to format message elements consistently