diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e46c5cb..c520987 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -164,5 +164,5 @@ HEALTHCHECK  --interval=5s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
 
 # Switch back to jovyan to avoid accidental container runs as root
 USER ${NB_UID}
-
+RUN jupyter labextension disable "@jupyterlab/apputils-extension:announcements"
 WORKDIR "${HOME}"
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