Can't apply the MaskedLitSpriteMaterial to my Sprites.

Not sure if this is the right place to post as I am very new, but for the life of me I just can’t apply the MaskedLitSpriteMaterial to my sprites.

I can see that it is available in my project settings:

But when I go to apply it under materials it doesn’t show up:

What am I doing wrong?

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