diff --git a/pretext/__init__.py b/pretext/__init__.py
index d0005fc9..0261b555 100644
--- a/pretext/__init__.py
+++ b/pretext/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 VERSION = get_version("pretext", Path(__file__).parent.parent)
 
 
-CORE_COMMIT = "1c97959297d51749717f9b34ce5da131c960b92d"
+CORE_COMMIT = "8712386b55dc0350a20218a430acfc7f5ee1aada"
 
 
 def activate() -> None:
diff --git a/pretext/cli.py b/pretext/cli.py
index a7b04723..31a0267c 100644
--- a/pretext/cli.py
+++ b/pretext/cli.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def main(ctx: click.Context, targets: bool) -> None:
             log.warning(
                 "Project's CLI version could not be detected from `requirements.txt`."
             )
-            log.warning("Try `pretext init --refresh` to produce a compatible file.")
+            log.warning("Try `pretext update` to produce a compatible file.")
         elif utils.requirements_version() != VERSION:
             log.warning(f"Using CLI version {VERSION} but project's `requirements.txt`")
             log.warning(
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def new(template: str, directory: Path, url_template: str) -> None:
     "-r",
     "--refresh",
     is_flag=True,
-    help=" Refresh initialization of project even if project.ptx exists. [This will be deprecated in the future; use `pretext update -f` instead.] ",
+    help="Refresh initialization of project even if project.ptx exists. [This will be deprecated in the future; use `pretext update -f` instead.] ",
 )
 @click.option(
     "-f",