diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 38160ca1e19436eb9f1e7bf3fff95c95bc275929..5e8741dd4e4599326bebe8e01cd280d406d6643d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2023.11
+2023.11.1
diff --git a/enstools/compression/xr_accessor.py b/enstools/compression/xr_accessor.py
index 75357888fc479b9da07d7951a2a553a3499a238c..42ea83d8b8140777e3094390f35617d80b14408f 100644
--- a/enstools/compression/xr_accessor.py
+++ b/enstools/compression/xr_accessor.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from enstools.encoding.api import VariableEncoding, DatasetEncoding
 from enstools.compression.emulation import emulate_compression_on_data_array, emulate_compression_on_dataset
 from enstools.compression.analyzer.analysis_options import AnalysisOptions
 from enstools.compression.analyzer.analyzer import analyze_data_array, analyze_dataset
+from enstools.encoding.dataset_encoding import convert_to_bytes, find_chunk_sizes
+from enstools.encoding.chunk_size import chunk_size as default_chunk_size
 
 
 @xarray.register_dataarray_accessor("compression")
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ class EnstoolsCompressionDataArrayAccessor:
     """
     Enstools-compression DataArray accessor class.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, xarray_obj: xarray.DataArray):
         """
         Initialize the accessor saving a reference of the data array.
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ class EnstoolsCompressionDataArrayAccessor:
         """
         self._obj = xarray_obj
 
-    def emulate(self, compression: str, in_place=False) -> xarray.DataArray:
+    def emulate(self, compression: str, in_place=False, chunk_size=None) -> xarray.DataArray:
         """
         Emulate compression on a data array.
 
@@ -42,20 +45,39 @@ class EnstoolsCompressionDataArrayAccessor:
         ----------
         compression: str
         in_place: bool
+        chunk_size: str If not used, the default chunk size will be used (10MB). It can also be modified by changing
+        the enstools.encoding.chunk_sizes.chunk_size module variable.
 
         Returns
         -------
         xarray.DataArray
         """
         compression_specification = VariableEncoding(compression)
+
+        # Chunking!
+        #############################
+        data_array = self._obj
+        type_size = data_array.dtype.itemsize
+
+        if chunk_size is None:
+            chunk_size = default_chunk_size
+
+        chunk_memory_size = convert_to_bytes(chunk_size)
+        optimal_chunk_size = chunk_memory_size / type_size
+        chunk_sizes = find_chunk_sizes(data_array=data_array, chunk_size=optimal_chunk_size)
+        chunk_sizes = tuple(chunk_sizes[d] for d in data_array.dims)
+        compression_specification.set_chunk_sizes(chunk_sizes)
+
         data_array, metrics = emulate_compression_on_data_array(data_array=self._obj,
                                                                 compression_specification=compression_specification,
                                                                 in_place=in_place)
+        #############################
+
         data_array.attrs["compression_specification"] = compression
         data_array.attrs["compression_ratio"] = f"{metrics['compression_ratio']:.2f}"
         return data_array
 
-    def __call__(self, compression: str, in_place=False) -> xarray.DataArray:
+    def __call__(self, compression: str, in_place=False, chunk_size=None) -> xarray.DataArray:
         """
         Calling the accessor directly uses emulate method.
 
@@ -63,6 +85,8 @@ class EnstoolsCompressionDataArrayAccessor:
         ----------
         compression: str
         in_place: bool
+        chunk_size: str If not used, the default chunk size will be used (10MB). It can also be modified by changing
+        the enstools.encoding.chunk_sizes.chunk_size module variable.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -70,7 +94,7 @@ class EnstoolsCompressionDataArrayAccessor:
 
 
         """
-        return self.emulate(compression=compression, in_place=in_place)
+        return self.emulate(compression=compression, in_place=in_place, chunk_size=chunk_size)
 
     def analyze(self,
                 constrains="correlation_I:5,ssim_I:2",
@@ -199,6 +223,7 @@ class EnstoolsCompressionToCompressedNetcdf:
     """
     Accessor to enable the method to_compressed_netcdf to xarray Datasets
     """
+
     def __init__(self, xarray_obj: xarray.Dataset):
         """
         Initialize the accessor saving a reference of the dataset.