diff --git a/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterServerInstallation.ts b/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterServerInstallation.ts
index 1924e26415..ba0e5ce8c1 100644
--- a/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterServerInstallation.ts
+++ b/extensions/notebook/src/jupyter/jupyterServerInstallation.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ export const requiredJupyterPkg: PythonPkgDetails = {
 	version: '1.0.0'
 };
 
+export const requiredNotebookPkg: PythonPkgDetails = {
+	name: 'notebook',
+	version: '6.5.5',
+	installExactVersion: true
+};
+
 export const requiredPowershellPkg: PythonPkgDetails = {
 	name: 'powershell-kernel',
 	version: '0.1.4'
@@ -143,11 +149,11 @@ export class JupyterServerInstallation implements IJupyterServerInstallation {
 		this._kernelSetupCache = new Map<string, boolean>();
 		this._requiredKernelPackages = new Map<string, PythonPkgDetails[]>();
 
-		this._requiredKernelPackages.set(constants.ipykernelDisplayName, [requiredJupyterPkg]);
-		this._requiredKernelPackages.set(constants.python3DisplayName, [requiredJupyterPkg]);
-		this._requiredKernelPackages.set(constants.powershellDisplayName, [requiredJupyterPkg, requiredPowershellPkg]);
+		this._requiredKernelPackages.set(constants.ipykernelDisplayName, [requiredJupyterPkg, requiredNotebookPkg]);
+		this._requiredKernelPackages.set(constants.python3DisplayName, [requiredJupyterPkg, requiredNotebookPkg]);
+		this._requiredKernelPackages.set(constants.powershellDisplayName, [requiredJupyterPkg, requiredPowershellPkg, requiredNotebookPkg]);
 
-		let allPackages = [requiredJupyterPkg, requiredPowershellPkg];
+		let allPackages = [requiredJupyterPkg, requiredNotebookPkg, requiredPowershellPkg];
 		this._requiredKernelPackages.set(constants.allKernelsName, allPackages);
 
 		this._requiredPackagesSet = new Set<string>();
@@ -542,7 +548,7 @@ export class JupyterServerInstallation implements IJupyterServerInstallation {
 		let requiredPackages = this.getRequiredPackagesForKernel(kernelDisplayName);
 		for (let pkg of requiredPackages) {
 			let installedVersion = installedPackageMap.get(pkg.name);
-			if (!installedVersion || utils.compareVersions(installedVersion, pkg.version) < 0) {
+			if (!installedVersion || utils.compareVersions(installedVersion, pkg.version) < 0 || (pkg.installExactVersion && installedVersion !== pkg.version)) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -563,7 +569,7 @@ export class JupyterServerInstallation implements IJupyterServerInstallation {
 
 			packages.forEach(pkg => {
 				let installedPkgVersion = pipVersionMap.get(pkg.name);
-				if (!installedPkgVersion || utils.compareVersions(installedPkgVersion, pkg.version) < 0) {
+				if (!installedPkgVersion || utils.compareVersions(installedPkgVersion, pkg.version) < 0 || (pkg.installExactVersion && installedPkgVersion !== pkg.version)) {
 					packagesToInstall.push(pkg);
 				}
 			});
diff --git a/extensions/notebook/src/test/python/jupyterInstallation.test.ts b/extensions/notebook/src/test/python/jupyterInstallation.test.ts
index a08bd31c25..04f34f60de 100644
--- a/extensions/notebook/src/test/python/jupyterInstallation.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/notebook/src/test/python/jupyterInstallation.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as uuid from 'uuid';
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 import * as request from 'request';
 import * as utils from '../../common/utils';
-import { requiredJupyterPkg, JupyterServerInstallation, requiredPowershellPkg, PythonInstallSettings, PythonPkgDetails } from '../../jupyter/jupyterServerInstallation';
+import { requiredJupyterPkg, JupyterServerInstallation, requiredPowershellPkg, PythonInstallSettings, PythonPkgDetails, requiredNotebookPkg } from '../../jupyter/jupyterServerInstallation';
 import { powershellDisplayName, python3DisplayName, winPlatform } from '../../common/constants';
 
 describe('Jupyter Server Installation', function () {
@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ describe('Jupyter Server Installation', function () {
 
 	it('Get required packages test - Python 3 kernel', async function () {
 		let packages = installation.getRequiredPackagesForKernel(python3DisplayName);
-		should(packages).be.deepEqual([requiredJupyterPkg]);
+		should(packages).be.deepEqual([requiredJupyterPkg, requiredNotebookPkg]);
 	});
 
 	it('Get required packages test - Powershell kernel', async function () {
 		let packages = installation.getRequiredPackagesForKernel(powershellDisplayName);
-		should(packages).be.deepEqual([requiredJupyterPkg, requiredPowershellPkg]);
+		should(packages).be.deepEqual([requiredJupyterPkg, requiredPowershellPkg, requiredNotebookPkg]);
 	});
 
 	it('Install python test - Run install while Python is already running', async function () {