diff --git a/deployments/ocean/image/binder/environment.yml b/deployments/ocean/image/binder/environment.yml
index a5e28a64..73cfdb20 100644
--- a/deployments/ocean/image/binder/environment.yml
+++ b/deployments/ocean/image/binder/environment.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dependencies:
   - retrying==1.3.3
   - unyt==2.6.0
   - utide==0.2.5
+  - xarray>=0.15
   - xlrd==1.2.0
   - xgcm==0.3.0
   - nbdime==1.1.0