diff --git a/scipy-notebook/Dockerfile b/scipy-notebook/Dockerfile
index 6338f42e..714a7911 100644
--- a/scipy-notebook/Dockerfile
+++ b/scipy-notebook/Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ RUN apt-get update --yes && \
 
 USER ${NB_UID}
 
+# mamba downgrades this packages to previous major version, which causes issues
+RUN echo 'jupyterlab >=4.0.4' >> "${CONDA_DIR}/conda-meta/pinned" && \
+    echo 'notebook >=7.0.2' >> "${CONDA_DIR}/conda-meta/pinned"
+
 # Install Python 3 packages
 RUN mamba install --yes \
     'altair' \