diff --git a/projects/project-notebooks/Macrocircuits.ipynb b/projects/project-notebooks/Macrocircuits.ipynb
index 723fb5ad7..a001c6c48 100644
--- a/projects/project-notebooks/Macrocircuits.ipynb
+++ b/projects/project-notebooks/Macrocircuits.ipynb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       "source": [
         "# @title Install and import feedback gadget\n",
         "\n",
-        "!pip install vibecheck datatops --quiet\n",
+        "!pip install --quiet vibecheck datatops",
         "\n",
         "from vibecheck import DatatopsContentReviewContainer\n",
         "def content_review(notebook_section: str):\n",
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
         "import distutils.util\n",
         "import os\n",
         "import subprocess\n",
-        "if subprocess.run('nvidia-smi').returncode:\n",
+        "if shutil.which('nvidia-smi') is not None:\n",
         "  raise RuntimeError(\n",
         "      'Cannot communicate with GPU. '\n",
         "      'Make sure you are using a GPU Colab runtime. '\n",
@@ -303,13 +303,13 @@
         "\"\"\")\n",
         "\n",
         "print('Installing dm_control...')\n",
-        "!pip install -q dm_control>=1.0.16\n",
+        "!pip install --quiet dm_control",
         "\n",
         "# Configure dm_control to use the EGL rendering backend (requires GPU)\n",
         "%env MUJOCO_GL=egl\n",
         "\n",
         "!echo Installed dm_control $(pip show dm_control | grep -Po \"(?<=Version: ).+\")\n",
-        "!pip install -q dm-acme\n",
+        "!pip install --quiet dm_acme",
         "!mkdir output_videos"
       ]
     },
diff --git a/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial1.ipynb b/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial1.ipynb
index 14054993d..19223d45e 100644
--- a/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial1.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial1.ipynb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
    "source": [
     "# @title Install and import feedback gadget\n",
     "\n",
-    "!pip install vibecheck Pillow matplotlib torch torchvision transformers gradio protobuf sentencepiece gradio torchmetrics --quiet\n",
+    "!pip install --quiet vibecheck Pillow==10.2.0 matplotlib==3.8.3 torch torchvision==0.16 transformers==4.38.1 gradio==4.19.2 protobuf==3.20.* sentencepiece==0.2.0 gradio==4.19.2 torchmetrics",
     "\n",
     "from vibecheck import DatatopsContentReviewContainer\n",
     "def content_review(notebook_section: str):\n",
diff --git a/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial2.ipynb b/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial2.ipynb
index 16ed14e36..4e5c9b8c2 100644
--- a/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial2.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/W1D1_Generalization/W1D1_Tutorial2.ipynb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
    "source": [
     "# @title Install and import feedback gadget\n",
     "\n",
-    "!pip install numpy scipy matplotlib torch tqdm vibecheck --quiet\n",
+    "!pip install --quiet numpy==1.26.4 scipy==1.12.0 matplotlib==3.8.3 torch tqdm==4.66.2 vibecheck",
     "\n",
     "from vibecheck import DatatopsContentReviewContainer\n",
     "def content_review(notebook_section: str):\n",
diff --git a/tutorials/W1D3_ComparingArtificialAndBiologicalNetworks/W1D3_Tutorial1.ipynb b/tutorials/W1D3_ComparingArtificialAndBiologicalNetworks/W1D3_Tutorial1.ipynb
index 905a673c4..521e69abe 100644
--- a/tutorials/W1D3_ComparingArtificialAndBiologicalNetworks/W1D3_Tutorial1.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/W1D3_ComparingArtificialAndBiologicalNetworks/W1D3_Tutorial1.ipynb
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@
    "source": [
     "# @title Install dependencies\n",
     "\n",
-    "!pip install -q ipympl ipywidgets mpl_interactions[\"jupyter\"] torchlens\n",
-    "!pip install -q graphviz\n",
-    "!pip install rsatoolbox==0.1.5\n",
+    "!pip install --quiet ipympl ipywidgets==8.1.2 mpl_interactions[\"jupyter\"] torchlens",
+    "!pip install --quiet graphviz",
+    "!pip install -q rsatoolbox==0.1.5",
     "\n",
     "# To install jupyter-matplotlib (ipympl) via pip\n",
-    "!pip install -q torchlens\n",
-    "!pip install -q numpy scikit-learn torch torchvision scipy matplotlib\n",
+    "!pip install --quiet torchlens",
+    "!pip install --quiet numpy==1.26.4 scikit-learn==1.4.1.post1 torch torchvision==0.16 scipy==1.12.0 matplotlib==3.8.3",
     "\n",
     "# Import future dependencies first\n",
     "from __future__ import print_function\n",
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
    "source": [
     "# @title Install and import feedback gadget\n",
     "\n",
-    "!pip install vibecheck datatops --quiet\n",
+    "!pip install --quiet vibecheck datatops",
     "\n",
     "from vibecheck import DatatopsContentReviewContainer\n",
     "def content_review(notebook_section: str):\n",
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
     "    Outputs:\n",
     "    - model_features (dict): A dictionary with layer names as keys and extracted features as values.\n",
     "    \"\"\"\n",
-    "    model_history = tl.log_forward_pass(model, imgs, layers_to_save='all', vis_opt=plot)\n",
+    "    model_history = tl.log_forward_pass(model, imgs, layers_to_save='all', )\n",
     "    model_features = {}\n",
     "    for layer in return_layers:\n",
     "        model_features[layer] = model_history[layer].tensor_contents.flatten(1)\n",
diff --git a/tutorials/W2D1_Macrocircuits/W2D1_Tutorial3.ipynb b/tutorials/W2D1_Macrocircuits/W2D1_Tutorial3.ipynb
index 2e5857b7f..b6918a5d2 100644
--- a/tutorials/W2D1_Macrocircuits/W2D1_Tutorial3.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/W2D1_Macrocircuits/W2D1_Tutorial3.ipynb
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@
    "source": [
     "# @title Install and import feedback gadget\n",
     "\n",
-    "!pip install vibecheck datatops --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install pandas --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install scikit-learn --quiet\n",
+    "!pip install --quiet vibecheck datatops",
+    "!pip install --quiet pandas",
+    "!pip install --quiet scikit-learn==1.4.1.post1",
     "\n",
     "from vibecheck import DatatopsContentReviewContainer\n",
     "def content_review(notebook_section: str):\n",
diff --git a/tutorials/W2D2_NeuroSymbolicMethods/W2D2_Tutorial5.ipynb b/tutorials/W2D2_NeuroSymbolicMethods/W2D2_Tutorial5.ipynb
index 7f1a877e7..1d5691146 100644
--- a/tutorials/W2D2_NeuroSymbolicMethods/W2D2_Tutorial5.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/W2D2_NeuroSymbolicMethods/W2D2_Tutorial5.ipynb
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@
    "source": [
     "# @title Install dependencies\n",
     "\n",
-    "!pip install numpy==1.24.4 --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install scikit-learn==1.6.1 --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install scipy==1.15.3 --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install git+https://github.com/neuromatch/sspspace@neuromatch --no-deps --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install nengo==4.0.0 --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install nengo_spa==2.0.0 --quiet\n",
-    "!pip install --quiet matplotlib ipywidgets tqdm vibecheck"
+    "!pip install --quiet numpy==1.26.4",
+    "!pip install --quiet scikit-learn==1.4.1.post1",
+    "!pip install --quiet scipy==1.12.0",
+    "!pip install --quiet ",
+    "!pip install --quiet nengo",
+    "!pip install --quiet nengo_spa",
+    "!pip install --quiet matplotlib==3.8.3 ipywidgets==8.1.2 tqdm==4.66.2 vibecheck"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorials/W2D4_Macrolearning/W2D4_Tutorial5.ipynb b/tutorials/W2D4_Macrolearning/W2D4_Tutorial5.ipynb
index b87d410ce..dfaad21a9 100644
--- a/tutorials/W2D4_Macrolearning/W2D4_Tutorial5.ipynb
+++ b/tutorials/W2D4_Macrolearning/W2D4_Tutorial5.ipynb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
    "source": [
     "# @title Install and import feedback gadget\n",
     "\n",
-    "!pip install numpy matplotlib scikit-learn ipywidgets jupyter-ui-poll torch vibecheck --quiet\n",
+    "!pip install --quiet numpy==1.26.4 matplotlib==3.8.3 scikit-learn==1.4.1.post1 ipywidgets==8.1.2 jupyter_ui_poll==0.2.2 torch vibecheck",
     "\n",
     "from vibecheck import DatatopsContentReviewContainer\n",
     "def content_review(notebook_section: str):\n",