diff --git a/binder/requirements.txt b/binder/requirements.txt
index 46cdd67d0f0..5e83b67457a 100644
--- a/binder/requirements.txt
+++ b/binder/requirements.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ jupytext
 plotly==4.5.4
 jupyter
 notebook
-pandas==0.23.0
+pandas
 statsmodels==0.10.1
-scipy==1.3.1
+scipy
 patsy==0.5.1
-numpy==1.16.0
+numpy
 plotly-geo
 psutil
 requests
diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index f4bba084293..5af030b6ce8 100644
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Check out the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). Don't tl:dr; it, but the ge
 
 ## Have a Bug Report?
 
-Open an issue! Go to https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/issues. It's possible that your issue was already addressed. If it wasn't, open it. We also accept PRs; take a look at the steps below for instructions on how to do this.
+Open an issue! Go to https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/issues. It's possible that your issue was already addressed. If it wasn't, open it. We also accept PRs; take a look at the steps below for instructions on how to do this. 
 
 ## Have Questions about Plotly?