diff --git a/.binder/environment.yml b/.binder/environment.yml
index 3e15ee1a..7f173c37 100644
--- a/.binder/environment.yml
+++ b/.binder/environment.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dependencies:
 - bagofholding =0.1.9
 - bidict =0.23.1
 - cloudpickle =3.1.2
-- executorlib =1.8.0
+- executorlib =1.9.1
 - graphviz =9.0.0
 - hatchling =1.28.0
 - hatch-vcs =0.5.0
diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index 3e15ee1a..7f173c37 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dependencies:
 - bagofholding =0.1.9
 - bidict =0.23.1
 - cloudpickle =3.1.2
-- executorlib =1.8.0
+- executorlib =1.9.1
 - graphviz =9.0.0
 - hatchling =1.28.0
 - hatch-vcs =0.5.0
diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index 05f6aa16..54c904cb 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies:
 - bagofholding =0.1.9
 - bidict =0.23.1
 - cloudpickle =3.1.2
-- executorlib =1.8.0
+- executorlib =1.9.1
 - graphviz =9.0.0
 - hatchling =1.28.0
 - hatch-vcs =0.5.0
diff --git a/pyiron_workflow/mixin/run.py b/pyiron_workflow/mixin/run.py
index 8f70fef5..8eca81a4 100644
--- a/pyiron_workflow/mixin/run.py
+++ b/pyiron_workflow/mixin/run.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import contextlib
+import threading
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from concurrent.futures import Executor as StdLibExecutor
@@ -344,8 +345,14 @@ def _finish_run(
                 run_output = run_output.result()
                 self.future = None
                 if unique_executor:
-                    unique_executor.shutdown(wait=False)
-                    del unique_executor
+                    # executorlib-1.8.2+ cancels futures on `shutdown`
+                    # To avoid recursively invoking this callback, delay shutdown
+                    # until the callback is complete.
+                    threading.Thread(
+                        target=unique_executor.shutdown,
+                        kwargs={"wait": True},
+                        daemon=True,
+                    ).start()
             return self.process_run_result(run_output)
         except Exception as e:
             self._run_exception(**run_exception_kwargs)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d471d54d..769acd83 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "bagofholding==0.1.9",
     "bidict==0.23.1",
     "cloudpickle==3.1.2",
-    "executorlib==1.8.0",
+    "executorlib==1.9.1",
     "graphviz==0.21",
     "pandas==3.0.0",
     "pint==0.25",