diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81b29546b8..2eb2f3a9ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 * GIB: Add missing import during group-in-a-box cudf layout of 0-degree nodes
 * Tests: SSO login tests catch more unexpected exns
+* Embed: `predict_links` on cuda
 
 ## [0.28.6 - 2022-29-22]
 
diff --git a/graphistry/embed_utils.py b/graphistry/embed_utils.py
index 10798d70a3..ec83bd3913 100644
--- a/graphistry/embed_utils.py
+++ b/graphistry/embed_utils.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def _score_triplets(self, triplets, threshold, anomalous, retain_old_edges, retu
         log(f"{triplets.shape[0]} triplets for inference")
         ############################################################
         # the bees knees 
-        scores = self._score(triplets)
+        scores = self._score(triplets).cpu()
         ############################################################
         if len(triplets) > 1:
             if anomalous:
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index fd6b4d9ece..01cff103e8 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.7
+python_version = 3.8
 
 # TODO check tests
 exclude = graph_vector_pb2|versioneer|_version|graphistry/tests
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [mypy-cuml.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
\ No newline at end of file
+ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5817609f6a..d865612a62 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def unique_flatten_dict(d):
     'networkx': ['networkx>=2.5'],
     'gremlin': ['gremlinpython'],
     'bolt': ['neo4j', 'neotime'],
-    'nodexl': ['openpyxl', 'xlrd'],
+    'nodexl': ['openpyxl<3.1.1', 'xlrd'],
     'jupyter': ['ipython'],
 }