diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7439dd9..c7fc8d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
-project(metall-ffi VERSION 0.2.2)
+project(metall-ffi VERSION 0.2.3)
 
 include(cmake/boilerplate_init.cmake)
 boilerplate_init()
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 4bce9bf..af396c6 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Recipe(ConanFile):
     generators = "CMakeDeps", "CMakeToolchain"
 
     def requirements(self):
-        self.requires("metall/0.26", transitive_headers=True)
+        self.requires("metall/0.23.1", transitive_headers=True)
         self.requires("boost/1.83.0", transitive_headers=True, force=True)
 
         if self.options.with_test_deps:
diff --git a/src/dice/ffi/metall_internal.hpp b/src/dice/ffi/metall_internal.hpp
index 4182495..563810b 100644
--- a/src/dice/ffi/metall_internal.hpp
+++ b/src/dice/ffi/metall_internal.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace dice::metall_ffi::internal {
      * @brief The metall manager type used internally.
      *      This object type is whats actually behind the opaque ::metall_manager * in the interface
      */
-    using metall_manager = metall::basic_manager<uint32_t>;
+    using metall_manager = metall::basic_manager<uint32_t, 1ULL << 28>;
 } // namespace
 
 #endif//DICE_METALLFFI_METALLINTERNAL_HPP