diff --git a/environment-dev.yml b/environment-dev.yml
index de07fcc..676239d 100644
--- a/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/environment-dev.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
   - empack >=3.2.0
   - jupyter_server  # to enable contents
   - jupyterlite
-  - jupyterlite-xeus
+  - jupyterlite-xeus >= 3.1.8
   - jupyterlite-sphinx
   - notebook >=7,<8  # to include the extension to switch between JupyterLab and Notebook
   # pyjs_code_runner dev deps