diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 4a34b617b02..ad98cbb00f6 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies:
  - pip
  - numpy=1.17
  - matplotlib=3.1
- - pyqtgraph=0.10.0
+ - conda-forge::pyqtgraph=0.11.0
  - conda-forge::pyvisa=1.10.1
  - h5py=2.10.0
  - pyqt=5.9
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5ba368f238f..ee59f6055d8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 numpy==1.17.*
 matplotlib==3.1.*
-pyqtgraph==0.10.0
+pyqtgraph==0.11.0
 PyVISA==1.10.1
 h5py==2.10.0
 PyQt5==5.9.*;python_version<'3.8' # there are currently no pyqt5 packages build for 3.8 on pypi