diff --git a/bindings/pydeck/docs/contributing.rst b/bindings/pydeck/docs/contributing.rst
index efeb80afd32..15796a34d14 100644
--- a/bindings/pydeck/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/bindings/pydeck/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,40 @@ enable pydeck to run on JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebook locally:
         make init
         make prepare-jupyter
 
-At this point, verify that this new local copy of pydeck works by running ``make test``. 
+Verify that this new local copy of pydeck works by running ``make test``.
+
+Local development in Jupyter
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To test local changes to Pydeck in a Jupyter notebook, set up a virtual environment as
+described above, then start a local Jupyter notebook:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+        jupyter notebook
+
+.. CAUTION::
+   Additional steps (TODO) required to include local changes to deck.gl in a local Pydeck build.
+
+Local development in Google Colab
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To test local changes to Pydeck in a Google Colab notebook, first start a Jupyter runtime with
+additional flags to trust WebSocket connections from the Colab frontend:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+        jupyter notebook \
+            --NotebookApp.allow_origin='https://colab.research.google.com' \
+            --port=8888 \
+            --NotebookApp.port_retries=0
+
+After the notebook starts, copy the full (localhost) URL printed to the console. In a Google
+Colab notebook, select *Connect to a local runtime* from the additional connection options
+dropdown, and provide the local URL when prompted. After a reload, the Colab notebook will have
+access to the local Jupyter runtime and its local Pydeck build.
+
+For more information, refer to Google Colab's `documentation for local runtimes <https://research.google.com/colaboratory/local-runtimes.html>`__.
 
 Submitting a PR
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/bindings/pydeck/pydeck/io/html.py b/bindings/pydeck/pydeck/io/html.py
index 8157b5d394a..188a017f2fb 100644
--- a/bindings/pydeck/pydeck/io/html.py
+++ b/bindings/pydeck/pydeck/io/html.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def iframe_with_srcdoc(html_str, width="100%", height=500):
 def render_for_colab(html_str, iframe_height):
     from IPython.display import HTML, Javascript  # noqa
 
-    js_height_snippet = f"google.colab.output.setIframeHeight({iframe_height}, true, {{minHeight: {iframe_height}}})"
+    js_height_snippet = f"google.colab.output.setIframeHeight({iframe_height}, true, {{minHeight: {iframe_height}, maxHeight: {iframe_height}}})"
     display(Javascript(js_height_snippet))  # noqa
     display(HTML(html_str))  # noqa