diff --git a/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index 9c1d9ee7dc..062746b6a0 100644
--- a/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
+- name: install a newer version of xstatic-jquery-ui-common
+  command: dnf install -y https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/python-XStatic-jquery-ui/1.12.0.1/2.fc26/noarch/xstatic-jquery-ui-common-1.12.0.1-2.fc26.noarch.rpm
+
 - name: install copr configs
   template: src="copr.conf" dest=/etc/copr/copr.conf mode=600
   notify: