diff --git a/repo2docker/buildpacks/_r_base.py b/repo2docker/buildpacks/_r_base.py
index f4364a81..9c4d9a80 100644
--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/_r_base.py
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/_r_base.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def rstudio_base_scripts():
             "${NB_USER}",
             # Install nbrsessionproxy
             r"""
-                pip install --no-cache-dir https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-server-proxy/archive/00be53dfed8ab5a0baaf8332e3fc6bd44dc5bf1a.zip && \
+                pip install --no-cache-dir jupyter-server-proxy==1.3.2 && \
                 pip install --no-cache-dir https://github.com/jupyterhub/jupyter-rsession-proxy/archive/d5efed5455870556fc414f30871d0feca675a4b4.zip && \
                 jupyter serverextension enable jupyter_server_proxy --sys-prefix && \
                 jupyter nbextension install --py jupyter_server_proxy --sys-prefix && \