diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml
index f7b71cc..797f175 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/requirements/environment.yaml	
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
   - python=3.7
   - pip
+  - ipykernel
   # external requirements
   - awscli
   - pip: