diff --git a/.github/workflows/r-lib-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/r-lib-check.yaml
index bc156af..f9076c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r-lib-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r-lib-check.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-tinytex@v2
       - name: Install LaTeX packages
         run: |
+          tlmgr update --self && \
           tlmgr install \
           parskip \
           geometry \
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 74521db..166306e 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Package: BoutrosLab.plotting.general
 Version: 7.1.1
 Type: Package
 Title: Functions to Create Publication-Quality Plots
-Date: 2024-01-08
+Date: 2024-04-29
 Authors@R: c(person("Paul Boutros", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "PBoutros@mednet.ucla.edu"),
              person("Christine P'ng", role = "ctb"),
              person("Jeff Green", role = "ctb"),
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bf9f97c..0a5a240 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-BoutrosLab.plotting.general 7.1.1 2024-01-08
+BoutrosLab.plotting.general 7.1.1 2024-04-29
 
 UPDATE
 * Improved documentation for type parameter in create.scatterplot
 * Fix typo in README
+* Update LaTeX tlmgr in CI/CD workflow
 
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 BoutrosLab.plotting.general 7.1.0 2023-10-26