diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index c6be022d..26a41634 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "workspaces.h"
 #include "xwayland.h"
 
+#define LAB_WLR_COMPOSITOR_VERSION (5)
+
 static struct wlr_compositor *compositor;
 static struct wl_event_source *sighup_source;
 static struct wl_event_source *sigint_source;
@@ -330,8 +332,8 @@ server_init(struct server *server)
 	 * room for you to dig your fingers in and play with their behavior if
 	 * you want.
 	 */
-	compositor =
-		wlr_compositor_create(server->wl_display, server->renderer);
+	compositor = wlr_compositor_create(server->wl_display,
+		LAB_WLR_COMPOSITOR_VERSION, server->renderer);
 	if (!compositor) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "unable to create the wlroots compositor");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/subprojects/wlroots.wrap b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
index 41b3132d..6003c8c1 100644
--- a/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/wlroots.wrap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots.git
-revision = 7b32c25a4fbdcde4197a06c8e0ff638c54753bd7
+revision = 0bb574239d3b164596677bf4cec371ff0671dc4f
 
 [provide]
 dependency_names = wlroots