diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 61c9ef8..757b54a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
 dependencies = [
     "pydantic==2.8.2",
-    "ga4gh.vrs[extras]==2.2.0",
+    "ga4gh.vrs[extras]==2.3.0",
     "fhir-core==1.1.4",
     "fhir-resources==8.0.0",
     "orjson==3.11.3",
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/translations/examples/__init__.py b/tests/translations/examples/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29