diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyterlab_server/template b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyterlab_server/template
index 469924e5f87..cff562165c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-jupyterlab_server/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-jupyterlab_server/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-jupyterlab_server'
 pkgname=python3-jupyterlab_server
-version=2.6.1
+version=2.8.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="jupyterlab_server-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ short_desc="Server components for JupyterLab and -like applications"
 maintainer="dkwo <nicolopiazzalunga@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://jupyter.org"
-distfiles="https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab_server/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d10ecc867065820079f926d59239a7294a525693832bc6276bdd0f432946bc76
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/j/jupyterlab_server/jupyterlab_server-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=39fd519e9b3275873bd15de891363c28f2649814f7bbc11c57469c60e8408e97
 # Tests require unpackaged dependencies
 make_check=no