diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd09d9e4..9110138f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [7.6.1] - 2023-08-07
+
+### Changed
+- Start a virtual framebuffer in Jupyter notebook plotting of `View.plot(notebook=True)`. Note: Requires `sudo apt-get install xvfb`.
+
 ## [7.6.0] - 2023-08-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/felupe/__about__.py b/src/felupe/__about__.py
index 7ffab095..2f2df66f 100644
--- a/src/felupe/__about__.py
+++ b/src/felupe/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "7.6.0"
+__version__ = "7.6.1"
diff --git a/src/felupe/tools/_plot.py b/src/felupe/tools/_plot.py
index 70a5e7c6..fa9e0dba 100644
--- a/src/felupe/tools/_plot.py
+++ b/src/felupe/tools/_plot.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 along with FElupe.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
+import os
+
 import numpy as np
 
 from ..math import eigvalsh, tovoigt
@@ -112,6 +114,12 @@ def plot(
         if theme is not None:
             pv.set_plot_theme(theme)
 
+        # try to start a virtual framebuffer on linux
+        # requires ``sudo apt-get install xvfb``
+        if notebook:
+            if os.name == "posix":
+                pv.start_xvfb()
+
         if plotter is None:
             plotter = pv.Plotter(off_screen=off_screen, notebook=notebook)