diff --git a/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/install.yml b/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/install.yml
index 659e48ccc..a29726d17 100644
--- a/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/jupyterhub/tasks/install.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       - pip
       - wheel
       - ipywidgets
-      - jupyterhub
+      - jupyterhub==2.0.0rc4
       - jupyterlab
       - jupyterhub_firstuseauthenticator
       - jupyterhub-systemdspawner