diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/plot_options/plot_options.py b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/plot_options/plot_options.py
index d2c9dab192..53e43d2dfc 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/plot_options/plot_options.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/plot_options/plot_options.py
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 __all__ = ['PlotOptions']
 
-GLUE_LT_1_17 = not minversion("glue", "1.17")
-
 
 class SplineStretch:
     """
@@ -92,10 +90,7 @@ def update_knots(self, x, y):
 
 # Add the spline stretch to the glue stretch registry if not registered
 if "spline" not in stretches:
-    if GLUE_LT_1_17:
-        stretches.add("spline", SplineStretch(), display="Spline")
-    else:
-        stretches.add("spline", SplineStretch, display="Spline")
+    stretches.add("spline", SplineStretch, display="Spline")
 
 
 @tray_registry('g-plot-options', label="Plot Options")
@@ -852,10 +847,8 @@ def _update_stretch_curve(self, msg=None):
         # procedure in glue's CompositeArray:
         interval = ManualInterval(self.stretch_vmin_value, self.stretch_vmax_value)
         contrast_bias = ContrastBiasStretch(self.image_contrast_value, self.image_bias_value)
-        if GLUE_LT_1_17:
-            stretch = stretches.members[self.stretch_function_value]
-        else:
-            stretch = stretches.members[self.stretch_function_value]()
+        stretch = layer.state.stretch_object
+
         layer_cmap = layer.state.cmap
 
         # show the colorbar
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8cd1f9df83..b09d57ff37 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "traitlets>=5.0.5",
     "bqplot>=0.12.37",
     "bqplot-image-gl>=1.4.11",
-    "glue-core>=1.16.0",
-    "glue-jupyter>=0.19",
+    "glue-core>=1.17.1",
+    "glue-jupyter>=0.20",
     "echo>=0.5.0",
     "ipykernel>=6.19.4",
     "ipyvue>=1.6",