diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0a81d1843..37fe53fcb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                                                          'jupytext/nbextension/jupytext_menu.png',
                                                          'jupytext/nbextension/jupytext_menu_zoom.png',
                                                          'jupytext/nbextension/jupytext.yml']),
-                ('share/jupyter/lab/extensions', ['packages/labextension/jupyterlab-jupytext-1.1.1.tgz'])],
+                ('share/jupyter/lab/extensions', ['packages/labextension/jupyterlab-jupytext-1.2.0.tgz'])],
     entry_points={'console_scripts': ['jupytext = jupytext.cli:jupytext']},
     tests_require=['pytest'],
     install_requires=['nbformat>=4.0.0', 'pyyaml', 'mock;python_version<"3"'],