diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4e71b4de436..8160ec3d161 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ classifiers = [
 
 dependencies = [
     "importlib-metadata>=4.0; python_version<='3.8'",
-    "ansys-api-pyensight==0.3.6",
+    "ansys-api-pyensight==0.3.7",
     "requests>=2.28.2",
     "docker>=6.1.0",
     "urllib3<2",
diff --git a/src/ansys/pyensight/core/utils/omniverse.py b/src/ansys/pyensight/core/utils/omniverse.py
index 5cec1a22365..19d9e1bb88a 100644
--- a/src/ansys/pyensight/core/utils/omniverse.py
+++ b/src/ansys/pyensight/core/utils/omniverse.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from types import ModuleType
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union
 
 import psutil
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ def create_connection(
             the connection between EnSight and Omniverse.
 
         """
+        if not isinstance(self._ensight, ModuleType):
+            self._ensight._session.ensight_version_check("2023 R2")
         self._check_modules()
         if self._is_running_omniverse():
             raise RuntimeError("An Omniverse server connection is already active.")
@@ -191,6 +194,8 @@ def update(self) -> None:
         Push the current EnSight scene to the current Omniverse connection.
 
         """
+        if not isinstance(self._ensight, ModuleType):
+            self._ensight._session.ensight_version_check("2023 R2")
         self._check_modules()
         if not self._is_running_omniverse():
             raise RuntimeError("No Omniverse server connection is currently active.")