# Jupyter Notebook 6.1.0 RC1 is available

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-notebook-6-1-0-rc1-is-available/4763>\
**Category:** Notebook\
**Tags:** announcement, release\
**Created:** [June 8, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-notebook-6-1-0-rc1-is-available/4763 "2020-06-08T17:54:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-notebook-6-1-0-rc1-is-available/4763/1 "2020-06-08T17:54:50Z")

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Hello, In preparation for the [Notebook 6.1.0 release](https://jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html#release-6-1-0), we’ve decided to first deliver release candidate 1. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take it for a spin prior to the GA release (which we’d like to make available in 3-4 weeks).

Please choose the appropriate command for your situation…

Fresh install:  
`pip install notebook==6.1.0rc1 --pre`  
`conda install -c conda-forge/label/notebook_rc notebook`

Update existing:  
`pip install notebook==6.1.0rc1 --pre --upgrade`  
`conda update -c conda-forge/label/notebook_rc notebook`