diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3dad99ec083bc72ebbff7a9311182543dcf516b8..60dc7a48e18ab20b8600904337ceb6e51c513701 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ RUN apt-get install -y libopenmpi-dev
 USER jovyan
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip install jupyter-server-proxy==4.4.0
+RUN pip install ipywidgets==8.1.5
 
 # Install 'nice to have lab extensions'
 #RUN pip install --upgrade jupyterlab