diff --git a/daq/pyproject.toml b/daq/pyproject.toml
index a5cc5da6..a9d9c8a5 100644
--- a/daq/pyproject.toml
+++ b/daq/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ dependencies = [
     "fastapi==0.115.12",
     "uvicorn==0.34.2",
     "ultralytics==8.3.133",
-    "aaredb==0.1.1a9",
+    "aaredb==0.1.1a11",
     "opencv-python-headless==4.11.0.86",
     "python_multipart==0.0.20",
     "websocket-client",
     "sseclient-py>=1.8.0",
-    "aaredaqlib==0.2.0"
+    #"aaredaqlib==0.2.0",
 ]
 
 [lint]
diff --git a/daq/src/aaredaq/aaredb.py b/daq/src/aaredaq/aaredb.py
index 848cb1eb..91f03a9a 100644
--- a/daq/src/aaredaq/aaredb.py
+++ b/daq/src/aaredaq/aaredb.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from aaredaqlib.models import (
     PuckLoadedInfo,
     DewarAddress,
     SampleShortInfoList,
-    DAQStatusModel,
+    DAQStatusModel, SessionStatus,
 )
 
 from aaredaqlib.beamline import MXBeamline
@@ -67,6 +67,43 @@ class AareWrapper:
         )
         print(ret)
 
+    def create_manual_sample(
+        self,
+        s: SampleShortInfo,
+        p: SessionStatus,
+        cellparameters: Optional[str] = None,
+        spacegroupnumber: Optional[int] = None,
+
+    ) -> Optional[object]:
+        """
+        Insert a new manual sample into the database using a SampleShortInfo object.
+
+        Args:
+            s (SampleShortInfo): The sample info object to extract data from.
+            p (SessionStatus): The session status object to extract data from.
+
+        Returns:
+            API response object or None if there was an error.
+        """
+        from aareDBclient.models import ManualSampleCreate, DataCollectionParameters
+        data_collection_parameters = DataCollectionParameters(
+            cellparameters="76.79, 76.79, 37.8, 90.0, 90.0, 90.0",
+            spacegroupnumber=96
+        )
+        manual_sample = ManualSampleCreate(
+            pgroup=p.current_pgroup,
+            sample_name=s.sample_name,
+            data_collection_parameters=data_collection_parameters,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            result = self.__sample_api.insert_sample(manual_sample)
+            print(f"Sample created: {result}")
+            return result
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error inserting sample: {e}")
+            return None
+
     def sample_mounted(self, s: Optional[SampleShortInfo]):
         if s is not None:
             try: