diff --git a/py-base/pixi.lock b/py-base/pixi.lock
index 2b33b18..e452f43 100644
--- a/py-base/pixi.lock
+++ b/py-base/pixi.lock
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   timestamp: 1754233694542
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+  - appnope
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@@ -9277,20 +9278,22 @@ packages:
   - nest-asyncio >=1.4
   - packaging >=22
   - psutil >=5.7
-  - python >=3.9
+  - python >=3.10
   - pyzmq >=25
   - tornado >=6.2
   - traitlets >=5.4.0
+  - python
+  constrains:
+  - appnope >=0.1.2
   license: BSD-3-Clause
-  license_family: BSD
-  size: 121367
-  timestamp: 1754352984703
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+  timestamp: 1761567969884
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-  - appnope
+  - python
+  - __linux
   - comm >=0.1.1
   - debugpy >=1.6.5
   - ipython >=7.23.1
@@ -9300,14 +9303,16 @@ packages:
   - nest-asyncio >=1.4
   - packaging >=22
   - psutil >=5.7
-  - python >=3.9
+  - python >=3.10
   - pyzmq >=25
   - tornado >=6.2
   - traitlets >=5.4.0
+  - python
+  constrains:
+  - appnope >=0.1.2
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-  license_family: BSD
-  size: 121397
-  timestamp: 1754353050327
+  size: 133820
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diff --git a/py-base/pixi.toml b/py-base/pixi.toml
index 8b5c101..d21f8c6 100644
--- a/py-base/pixi.toml
+++ b/py-base/pixi.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ gh-scoped-creds = ">=4.1,<5"
 zarr = ">=3.1.1,<4"
 netcdf4 = ">=1.6.5,<2"
 s3fs = ">=2025.7.0,<2026"
-ipykernel = ">=6.30.1,<7"
+ipykernel = ">=7.1,<8"
 flox = ">=0.10.4,<0.11"
 opt_einsum = ">=3.4.0,<4"
 numbagg = ">=0.9.0,<0.10"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ traitlets = ">=5.14.3,<6"
 # aiohttp = "*"
 
 [feature.25-xarray.dependencies]
-ipykernel = ">=6.30.1,<7"
+ipykernel = ">=7.1,<8"
 intake-xarray = ">=2.0.0,<3"
 fsspec = ">=2025.7.0,<2026"
 s3fs = ">=2025.7.0,<2026"