diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/test_notebooks.yml
index fae6100..4a81184 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_notebooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_notebooks.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,31 @@
 
 name: Test notebooks
 
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  schedule:
+  # daily at 06:15
+    - cron: 15 06 * * *
+
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: test
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: install mamba
+        uses: mamba-org/provision-with-micromamba@main
+        with:
+          environment-file: environment-test.yml
+          environment-name: foyer-tutorials
+
+      # linux and osx
+      - name: run nbval
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          python -m pytest --nbval-lax --sanitize-with nbval_sanitize.cfg --verbose
diff --git a/Foyer_00_Getting_Started.ipynb b/Foyer_00_Getting_Started.ipynb
index 58e9fd0..28c4f9c 100644
--- a/Foyer_00_Getting_Started.ipynb
+++ b/Foyer_00_Getting_Started.ipynb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.5.5"
+   "version": "3.8.10"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/Foyer_01_SMARTS_and_Overrides.ipynb b/Foyer_01_SMARTS_and_Overrides.ipynb
index 135e705..3185ea2 100644
--- a/Foyer_01_SMARTS_and_Overrides.ipynb
+++ b/Foyer_01_SMARTS_and_Overrides.ipynb
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
    "source": [
     "import mbuild as mb\n",
     "\n",
-
     "hexane = mb.recipes.Alkane(6)\n",
     "\n",
     "hexane.save('hexane.top', forcefield_files='utils/OPLSaa_alkanes.xml', overwrite=True)\n",
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.7.8"
+   "version": "3.8.10"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/Foyer_02_SMARTS_for_Non-Atomistic_Systems.ipynb b/Foyer_02_SMARTS_for_Non-Atomistic_Systems.ipynb
index 2780c94..0549374 100644
--- a/Foyer_02_SMARTS_for_Non-Atomistic_Systems.ipynb
+++ b/Foyer_02_SMARTS_for_Non-Atomistic_Systems.ipynb
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.7.8"
+   "version": "3.8.10"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/Foyer_03_Creating_Force_field_Files.ipynb b/Foyer_03_Creating_Force_field_Files.ipynb
index e4087eb..42ff0ac 100644
--- a/Foyer_03_Creating_Force_field_Files.ipynb
+++ b/Foyer_03_Creating_Force_field_Files.ipynb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.7.8"
+   "version": "3.8.10"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/environment-test.yml b/environment-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01c1d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environment-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: foyer-tutorials
+
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+
+dependencies:
+  - python>=3.6
+  - numpy
+  - scipy
+  - packmol>=20
+  - nglview>=3
+  - parmed
+  - mdtraj
+  - gsd
+  - py3Dmol
+  - jupyter
+  - nbformat
+  - ipython=7.10.0
+  - networkx
+  - requests
+  - lxml
+  - foyer
+  - mbuild
+  - pytest
+  - nbval
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index caaf289..8d9e0e0 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,23 @@
-name: mbuild-binder
+name: foyer-binder
 
 channels:
   - conda-forge
-  - defaults
-  - mosdef
-  - omnia
-  - glotzer
-  - bioconda
 
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.5
+  - python>=3.6
   - numpy
   - scipy
-  - packmol=1.0.0
-  - nglview>=0.6.2.3
-  - oset
+  - packmol>=20
+  - nglview>=3
   - parmed
   - mdtraj
   - gsd
-  - openbabel
+  - py3Dmol
   - jupyter
   - nbformat
-  - ipykernel
-  - openmm
+  - ipython=7.10.0
   - networkx
-  - six
-  - plyplus
   - requests
   - lxml
+  - foyer
+  - mbuild
diff --git a/nbval_sanitize.cfg b/nbval_sanitize.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d079c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nbval_sanitize.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[regex1]
+regex: \d{1,2}/\d{1,2}/\d{2,4}
+replace: DATE-STAMP
+
+[regex2]
+regex: \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}
+replace: TIME-STAMP