diff --git a/docs/source/dev_release.md b/docs/source/dev_release.md
index 00769765d2..219d41adda 100644
--- a/docs/source/dev_release.md
+++ b/docs/source/dev_release.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Lerna will prompt you for version numbers for each of the changed npm packages i
 Go into the `python/jupyterlab_widgets` directory. Change `jupyterlab_widgets/_version.py` to reflect the new version number.
 
 ```
-(python/jupyterlab_widgets && pyproject-build . && twine upload dist/*)
+(cd python/jupyterlab_widgets && pyproject-build . && twine upload dist/*)
 ```
 
 Verify that the package is uploaded.
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ Commit the changes you've made above, and include the uploaded files hashes in t
 
 ```
 git add -p
-git commit -m "Release: ipywidgets 8.1.1, widgetsnbextension 4.0.9, jupyterlab_widgets 3.0.9"
+git commit -m "Release: ipywidgets 8.1.2, widgetsnbextension 4.0.10, jupyterlab_widgets 3.0.10"
 git commit --amend
-git tag 8.1.1
-git push origin main 8.1.1
+git tag 8.1.2
+git push origin main 8.1.2
 ```
 
 Update conda-forge packages (if the requirements changed to ipywidgets, make sure to update widgetsnbextension first).
diff --git a/python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/_version.py b/python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/_version.py
index 6fad7063c8..51512df6b7 100644
--- a/python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/_version.py
+++ b/python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/_version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
-__version__ = '8.1.0'
+__version__ = '8.1.1'
 
 __protocol_version__ = '2.1.0'
 __control_protocol_version__ = '1.0.0'
diff --git a/python/ipywidgets/setup.cfg b/python/ipywidgets/setup.cfg
index 56426003e1..8d83c4d4c7 100644
--- a/python/ipywidgets/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/ipywidgets/setup.cfg
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ install_requires =
   comm>=0.1.3
   ipython>=6.1.0
   traitlets>=4.3.1
-  widgetsnbextension~=4.0.7
-  jupyterlab_widgets~=3.0.7
+  widgetsnbextension~=4.0.9
+  jupyterlab_widgets~=3.0.9
 
 [options.extras_require]
 test =
diff --git a/python/jupyterlab_widgets/jupyterlab_widgets/_version.py b/python/jupyterlab_widgets/jupyterlab_widgets/_version.py
index 44c302581c..fac2967b3c 100644
--- a/python/jupyterlab_widgets/jupyterlab_widgets/_version.py
+++ b/python/jupyterlab_widgets/jupyterlab_widgets/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
-__version__ = '3.0.8'
+__version__ = '3.0.9'
diff --git a/python/widgetsnbextension/widgetsnbextension/_version.py b/python/widgetsnbextension/widgetsnbextension/_version.py
index 4bff40c890..fa02bd1750 100644
--- a/python/widgetsnbextension/widgetsnbextension/_version.py
+++ b/python/widgetsnbextension/widgetsnbextension/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
-__version__ = '4.0.8'
+__version__ = '4.0.9'