diff --git a/jupyterlab/semver.py b/jupyterlab/semver.py
index bb39c424f31b..301187855a70 100644
--- a/jupyterlab/semver.py
+++ b/jupyterlab/semver.py
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ def make_range(range_, loose):
 class Range:
     def __init__(self, range_, loose):
         if "/services" in range_:
-            range_ = "~7.1.5"
+            range_ = "~7.1.6"
 
         self.loose = loose
         #  First, split based on boolean or ||