  The exclusive $\Upsilon$ photoproduction in proton-proton and proton -
nucleus collisions at LHC energies is investigated using the color dipole
formalism and considering different models for the $\Upsilon$ wave function and
forward dipole - target scattering amplitude. Our goal is to update the color
dipole predictions and estimate the theoretical uncertainty present in these
predictions. We present predictions for the kinematical ranges probed by the
ALICE, CMS and LHCb Collaborations.
