diff --git a/src/templar/__init__.py b/src/templar/__init__.py
index 54c9c1a..bc08be2 100644
--- a/src/templar/__init__.py
+++ b/src/templar/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # mypy: ignore-errors
 # type: ignore
 
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.27"
 version_key = 3000
 
 # Import package.
diff --git a/src/templar/comms.py b/src/templar/comms.py
index 2deecc8..b6d4765 100644
--- a/src/templar/comms.py
+++ b/src/templar/comms.py
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ async def validate_slice_data(slice_file: str, save_location: str) -> bool:
     """
     try:
         # Load the slice data
-        slice_data = torch.load(slice_file)
+        slice_data = torch.load(slice_file, weights_only=True)
 
         # Basic validation checks
         if not isinstance(slice_data, dict):
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ async def load_checkpoint(
         additional_state (dict): Dictionary of additional state variables.
     """
     try:
-        checkpoint = torch.load(filename, map_location=device)
+        checkpoint = torch.load(filename, map_location=device, weights_only=True)
         model.load_state_dict(checkpoint["model_state_dict"])
         if optimizer and "optimizer_state_dict" in checkpoint:
             optimizer.load_state_dict(checkpoint["optimizer_state_dict"])