diff --git a/.binder/apt.txt b/.binder/apt.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52f9a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.binder/apt.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libgl1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.binder/environment.yml b/.binder/environment.yml
index 183ffa6..32ca728 100644
--- a/.binder/environment.yml
+++ b/.binder/environment.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
-channels:
-  - conda-forge
-  - defaults
-dependencies:
-  - python=3.9.19 # 3.10 or above provokes numba import fail
-  - mdanalysis=2.2.0 # 2.3 or above fails with non-complying "formalcharges" last column of PDBs (GPCRmd PDBs)
-  - numpy=1.23.5  # 1.24 removed numpy.int and numpy.float needed for dynetan and PyInteraph2
-  - ipywidgets=7.8.0 # 8 or above messes with nglview
-  - jupyterlab=3.6.7 # 4 or above messes with nglview
-  - multiprocess
-  - lazyasd
-  - pandas
-  - pyarrow
-  - numba
-  - networkx
-  - pymol-open-source
-  - ambertools
-  - nglview
-  - prody
-  - mdtraj
-  - python-louvain
-  - compilers
-  - cython
+name: AlloViz
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+  - defaults
+  - conda-forge/label/broken
+dependencies:
+  - python==3.9.* # 3.10 or above provokes numba import fail
+  - mdanalysis==2.2.* # 2.3 or above fails with non-complying "formalcharges" last column of PDBs (GPCRmd PDBs)
+  - numpy==1.23.*  # 1.24 removed numpy.int and numpy.float needed for dynetan and PyInteraph2
+  - ipywidgets==7.* # 8 or above messes with nglview
+  - jupyterlab==3.* # 4 or above messes with nglview
+  - multiprocess
+  - lazyasd
+  - pandas
+  - pyarrow
+  - numba
+  - networkx
+  - pymol-open-source
+  - ambertools
+  - nglview
+  - prody
+  - mdtraj
+  - python-louvain
+  - compilers
+  - cython
   - vmd-python
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index d4a4f73..0cc1a66 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build:
     python: "3.10"
   jobs:
     pre_install:
-      -  sed -i "s/dependencies = .*//g" pyproject.toml
+      -  sed -i '/dependencies = .*/,+25d' pyproject.toml 
 
 sphinx:
   fail_on_warning: false
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8c319c4..8ddcf9e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ readme = "README.rst"
 version = "1.0"
 
 dependencies = [
-	# removed loose version specifications; messes with readthedocs
-	'numpy', # <1.24 # 1.24 removed numpy.int and numpy.float needed for dynetan and PyInteraph2
-	'ipywidgets', # <8 # 8 or above messes with nglview
-	'jupyterlab', # <4 # 4 or above messes with nglview
-	'mdanalysis', # >=2.2,<2.3 # 2.3 or above fails with non-complying "formalcharges" last column of PDBs (GPCRmd PDBs)
+	'numpy < 1.24', # 1.24 removed numpy.int and numpy.float needed for dynetan and PyInteraph2
+	'ipywidgets < 8', # 8 or above messes with nglview
+	'jupyterlab < 4', # 4 or above messes with nglview
+	'mdanalysis >= 2.2, < 2.3', # 2.3 or above fails with non-complying "formalcharges" last column of PDBs (GPCRmd PDBs)
 
 	'multiprocess',
 	'lazyasd',
@@ -43,6 +42,14 @@ dependencies = [
 	'vmd-python'
 ]
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 # license = {text = "BSD 3-Clause License"}
 classifiers = [
 	# "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",