diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f66d97cb2..467678b6a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     python_requires='>=3.6',
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires = [
-        'jupyter_server~=1.5',
+        'jupyter_server~=1.8',
         'notebook<7',
     ],
     entry_points = {