diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d67074..f7e1e88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
         "notebook>=6.0.3,<7.0.0",
         "eodag[notebook]>=3.0.0b1",
         "orjson",
+        # ipyleaflet is not needed, but versions >= 0.17.4 will make the labextension crash
+        # try removing this dependency when updating leaflet and/or jupyterlab
+        "ipyleaflet<0.17.4",
     ],
     extras_require={
         "dev": [