To update Jupyter Notebook or Jupyterlab to a particular version or the most recent version, use pip or conda. These instructions can be used to update Jupyter Notebooks or Jupyterlabs running Linux, Windows, or Mac OS.

Upgrade Jupyterlab using pip

pip compatibility and ease of use make it a dependable and practical option for updating Jupyterlab or Jupyter Notebook. It guarantees that your Jupyter environment is kept and current for your data analysis, coding, and research needs. Upgrade pip first, then the necessary package, before using pip.

Note: If you have installed Jupyterlab with conda, do not use pip to upgrade instead use conda to upgrade.

Upgrade pip

pip install --upgrade pip

Update jupyterlab using pip

pip install --upgrade jupyterlab

Using pip3

pip3 install --upgrade jupyterlab

To utilize the new version of Jupyter Notebook, exit the browser and launch Jupyter Lab after the upgrade is finished.

If you want to install a specific Jupyter version use the below command.

Update jupyterlab to specific version

pip install jupyterlab==1.2.4

Upgrade Jupyterlab using conda

If you are using Jupyterlab on Anaconda, you can use the conda command to update Jupyter Notebook to the latest version.

conda is a command-line package and environment management system primarily associated with Anaconda and Miniconda, two popular distributions of Python and data science packages. Conda is used to create, manage, and switch between different Python environments, as well as to install, update, and manage software packages such as Python packages, libraries, and applications.

Update jupyterlab using conda

conda update -c conda-forge jupyterlab

You can also uninstall and install the specific or latest version.

Uninstall and install

conda uninstall jupyterlab

conda install -c conda-forge jupyterlab=3

Alternatively, you can also upgrade all packages in Conda in one go.

Upgrade all packages

conda update --all

Update using Homebrew

Open your terminal and run the following command to update Homebrew to the latest version. In order to use this, you should have Jupyterlab installed with the brew command.

Update brew

brew update

Update jupyterlab

brew upgrade --cask jupyterlab

Update Jupyter Notebook

If you have Jupyter Notebook installed without Jupyterlab then follow the following steps to update Jupyter Notebook

Upgrade Jupyter notebook

conda update notebook

Using pip

pip install -U notebook

If you are running an older version of the IPython Notebook (version 3 or earlier) you can use the following to upgrade to the latest version of the Jupyter Notebook.

Upgrade Jupyter notebook

conda update jupyter

Using pip

pip install -U jupyter