diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-jupyter/vdk-jupyterlab-extension/package.json b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-jupyter/vdk-jupyterlab-extension/package.json
index b2ff607abd..5023a7791f 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-jupyter/vdk-jupyterlab-extension/package.json
+++ b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-jupyter/vdk-jupyterlab-extension/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "build:prod": "jlpm clean && jlpm build:lib && jlpm build:labextension",
     "build:labextension": "jupyter labextension build .",
     "build:labextension:dev": "jupyter labextension build --development True .",
-    "build:lib": "tsc",
+    "build:lib": "npm update && tsc",
     "build:interfaces": "pip install py-to-ts-interfaces && py-to-ts-interfaces vdk_jupyterlab_extension/vdk_options/ src/vdkOptions",
     "clean": "jlpm clean:lib",
     "clean:lib": "rimraf lib tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "@jupyterlab/builder": "^3.1.0",
     "@jupyterlab/rendermime-interfaces": "3.6.3",
     "@jupyterlab/testutils": "^3.0.0",
-    "@lumino/widgets": "^2.1.1",
+    "@lumino/widgets": "1.33.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "12.1.5",
     "@types/enzyme": "^3.10.12",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.0",