diff --git a/.github/update_stub.sh b/.github/update_stub.sh
index a06f3505..5e6875ff 100755
--- a/.github/update_stub.sh
+++ b/.github/update_stub.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ set -eu -o pipefail
 # we are in the source directory, .github/
 this_dir=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
 
-pybind11-stubgen --exit-code -o ${this_dir}/../src/ amrex.space1d
-pybind11-stubgen --exit-code -o ${this_dir}/../src/ amrex.space2d
-pybind11-stubgen --exit-code -o ${this_dir}/../src/ amrex.space3d
+pybind11-stubgen --exit-code --enum-class-locations="GrowthStrategy:amrex.space1d" -o ${this_dir}/../src/ amrex.space1d
+pybind11-stubgen --exit-code --enum-class-locations="GrowthStrategy:amrex.space2d" -o ${this_dir}/../src/ amrex.space2d
+pybind11-stubgen --exit-code --enum-class-locations="GrowthStrategy:amrex.space3d" -o ${this_dir}/../src/ amrex.space3d
diff --git a/dependencies.json b/dependencies.json
index 0dadbcab..516099de 100644
--- a/dependencies.json
+++ b/dependencies.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     "version_pyamrex": "25.11",
     "version_amrex": "25.11",
     "version_pybind11": "v3.0.1",
-    "commit_amrex": "25.11",
+    "commit_amrex": "4dad1664d7467ae00c133c1425c1a300003fa885",
     "commit_pybind11": "v3.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/src/Base/PODVector.cpp b/src/Base/PODVector.cpp
index 2e11d121..5c6a4fa0 100644
--- a/src/Base/PODVector.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/PODVector.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,22 @@ void make_PODVector(py::module &m, std::string typestr, std::string allocstr)
         // .def("max_size", &PODVector_type::max_size)
         .def("capacity", &PODVector_type::capacity)
         .def("empty", &PODVector_type::empty)
-        .def("resize", py::overload_cast<std::size_t>(&PODVector_type::resize))
-        .def("resize", py::overload_cast<std::size_t, const T&>(&PODVector_type::resize))
-        .def("reserve", &PODVector_type::reserve)
+        .def("resize",
+            py::overload_cast<std::size_t, GrowthStrategy>(&PODVector_type::resize),
+            py::arg("new_size"),
+            py::arg("strategy") = GrowthStrategy::Poisson
+        )
+        .def("resize",
+            py::overload_cast<std::size_t, const T&, GrowthStrategy>(&PODVector_type::resize),
+            py::arg("new_size"),
+            py::arg("value"),
+            py::arg("strategy") = GrowthStrategy::Poisson
+        )
+        .def("reserve",
+            &PODVector_type::reserve,
+            py::arg("capacity"),
+            py::arg("strategy") = GrowthStrategy::Poisson
+        )
         .def("shrink_to_fit", &PODVector_type::shrink_to_fit)
         .def("to_host", [](PODVector_type const & pv) {
             PODVector<T, amrex::PinnedArenaAllocator<T>> h_data(pv.size());
@@ -137,7 +150,16 @@ void make_PODVector(py::module &m, std::string typestr)
 #endif
 }
 
-void init_PODVector(py::module& m) {
+void init_PODVector(py::module& m)
+{
+    py::native_enum<GrowthStrategy>(m, "GrowthStrategy", "enum.Enum")
+        .value("Poisson", GrowthStrategy::Poisson)
+        .value("Exact", GrowthStrategy::Exact)
+        .value("Geometric", GrowthStrategy::Geometric)
+        .export_values()
+        .finalize()
+    ;
+
     make_PODVector<ParticleReal> (m, "real");
     make_PODVector<int> (m, "int");
     make_PODVector<uint64_t> (m, "uint64");
diff --git a/src/Base/ParmParse.cpp b/src/Base/ParmParse.cpp
index 97002785..6ffa7d19 100644
--- a/src/Base/ParmParse.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/ParmParse.cpp
@@ -35,16 +35,15 @@ void init_ParmParse(py::module &m)
 
         .def_static("addfile", &ParmParse::addfile)
 
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, bool const>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, int const>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, long const>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, long long const>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, float const>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, double const>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, std::string const &>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, amrex::IntVect const &>(&ParmParse::add))
-        .def("add", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, amrex::Box const &>(&ParmParse::add))
-
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, bool val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, int val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, long val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, long long val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, float val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, double val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, std::string const &val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, amrex::IntVect const &val) { pp.add(name, val); })
+        .def("add", [](ParmParse &pp, std::string_view name, amrex::Box const &val) { pp.add(name, val); })
         .def("addarr", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, std::vector<int> const &>(&ParmParse::addarr))
         .def("addarr", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, std::vector<long> const &>(&ParmParse::addarr))
         .def("addarr", py::overload_cast<std::string_view, std::vector<long long> const &>(&ParmParse::addarr))
diff --git a/src/Particle/ParticleTile.H b/src/Particle/ParticleTile.H
index 2b95193c..880ae5cf 100644
--- a/src/Particle/ParticleTile.H
+++ b/src/Particle/ParticleTile.H
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ void make_ParticleTile(py::module &m, std::string allocstr)
 
         .def("set_num_neighbors", &ParticleTileType::setNumNeighbors)
         .def("get_num_neighbors", &ParticleTileType::getNumNeighbors)
-        .def("resize", &ParticleTileType::resize)
+        .def("resize",
+            &ParticleTileType::resize,
+            py::arg("count"),
+            py::arg("strategy") = GrowthStrategy::Poisson
+        )
     ;
 
     if constexpr (!T_ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
diff --git a/src/Particle/StructOfArrays.H b/src/Particle/StructOfArrays.H
index 36d05877..4d08681e 100644
--- a/src/Particle/StructOfArrays.H
+++ b/src/Particle/StructOfArrays.H
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ void make_StructOfArrays(py::module &m, std::string allocstr)
 
         .def("set_num_neighbors", &SOAType::setNumNeighbors)
         .def("get_num_neighbors", &SOAType::getNumNeighbors)
-        .def("resize", &SOAType::resize)
+        .def("resize",
+            &SOAType::resize,
+            py::arg("new_size"),
+            py::arg("strategy") = GrowthStrategy::Poisson
+        )
     ;
     if (use64BitIdCpu)
         py_SoA.def("get_idcpu_data", py::overload_cast<>(&SOAType::GetIdCPUData),