diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b2d9121da..d4bbc4006 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ setup_args = dict(
     cmdclass=cmdclass,
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
-        "jupyterlab>=3.1.0a8,<4",
+        "jupyterlab>=3.1.0a13,<4",
         "jupyterlab_server~=2.3",
         "jupyter_server~=1.4",
         "nbclassic~=0.2",