diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index a265234ac2..2b10e84298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       DISPLAY: ":99.0"
       PANEL_IPYWIDGET: 1
     steps:
-      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a15
+      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a18
         with:
           name: doc_build
           python-version: "3.9"
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.install.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
-          pip install --use-deprecated=legacy-resolver pyecharts ipywidgets_bokeh==1.4.0.dev3
+          pip install --use-deprecated=legacy-resolver pyecharts ipywidgets_bokeh==1.5.0
+      - name: install bokeh-dev
+        if: |
+          (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.target == 'dev') ||
+          (github.event_name == 'push' && (contains(steps.vars.outputs.tag, 'a') || contains(steps.vars.outputs.tag, 'b') || contains(steps.vars.outputs.tag, 'rc')))
+        run: |
+          pip install --pre --upgrade bokeh
       - name: bokeh sampledata
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
diff --git a/panel/package-lock.json b/panel/package-lock.json
index 1de656c1aa..93df15dc22 100644
--- a/panel/package-lock.json
+++ b/panel/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.3.1",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@bokeh/bokehjs": "~3.3.0",
+        "@bokeh/bokehjs": "~3.3.1-rc.1",
         "@luma.gl/constants": "^8.0.3",
         "@types/debounce": "^1.2.0",
         "@types/gl-matrix": "^2.4.5",
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@bokeh/bokehjs": {
-      "version": "3.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Y8wWO6VLkOPOMMrwMFPLcfTnTyi8vK+elMrxhxurU8E5IyABB9VypwTfSDCEnQsurGybm6f9OBH3YehUlRY/pQ==",
+      "version": "3.3.1-rc.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.3.1-rc.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-u/rWOzPOYbMIqsYfvvjL2fdPAwbSvZeSw0nAdbrF5ZOjwT2gyQKLmSAla7PF0cQKFHi4MtUDf1JLM7ygMxCtig==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=16.0",
         "npm": ">=8.0"
@@ -1636,9 +1636,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "@bokeh/bokehjs": {
-      "version": "3.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Y8wWO6VLkOPOMMrwMFPLcfTnTyi8vK+elMrxhxurU8E5IyABB9VypwTfSDCEnQsurGybm6f9OBH3YehUlRY/pQ=="
+      "version": "3.3.1-rc.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.3.1-rc.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-u/rWOzPOYbMIqsYfvvjL2fdPAwbSvZeSw0nAdbrF5ZOjwT2gyQKLmSAla7PF0cQKFHi4MtUDf1JLM7ygMxCtig=="
     },
     "@eslint-community/eslint-utils": {
       "version": "4.4.0",
diff --git a/panel/package.json b/panel/package.json
index e09df9424e..62a2e1a797 100644
--- a/panel/package.json
+++ b/panel/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/holoviz/panel.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@bokeh/bokehjs": "~3.3.0",
+    "@bokeh/bokehjs": "~3.3.1-rc.1",
     "@luma.gl/constants": "^8.0.3",
     "@types/debounce": "^1.2.0",
     "@types/gl-matrix": "^2.4.5",