diff --git a/binder/environment.yml b/binder/environment.yml
index b363f5ee..db4fbea5 100644
--- a/binder/environment.yml
+++ b/binder/environment.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ channels:
 
 dependencies:
   # runtime dependencies
-  - python >=3.10,<3.11.0a0
-  - jupyterlab >=4.0.0,<5
+  - python >=3.12,<3.13.0a0
+  - jupyterlab >=4.0.0,<4.1.0
   # labextension build dependencies
-  - nodejs >=18,<19
+  - nodejs >=20,<21
   - pip
   - wheel
diff --git a/binder/postBuild b/binder/postBuild
index e881b853..96bd1405 100755
--- a/binder/postBuild
+++ b/binder/postBuild
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ def _(*args, **kwargs):
 _(sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "check")
 
 # install the labextension
-_(sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-e", ".")
-_(sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "git+https://github.com/mamba-org/quetz-theme#egg=quetz-theme")
-_(sys.executable, "-m", "jupyter", "labextension", "develop", "--overwrite", ".")
+_(sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", ".")
+# _(sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "git+https://github.com/mamba-org/quetz-theme#egg=quetz-theme")
 
 # verify the environment the extension didn't break anything
 _(sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "check")
diff --git a/packages/lab-example/package.json b/packages/lab-example/package.json
index 6831bc88..ce823bc4 100644
--- a/packages/lab-example/package.json
+++ b/packages/lab-example/package.json
@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@
   "styleModule": "style/index.js",
   "jupyterlab": {
     "extension": true,
-    "outputDir": "../../jupyter_ui_demo/labextension"
+    "outputDir": "../../jupyter_ui_demo/labextension",
+    "@jupyter/react-components": {
+      "bundled": true,
+      "singleton": true
+    },
+    "@jupyter/web-components": {
+      "bundled": true,
+      "singleton": true
+    },
+    "@microsoft/fast-element": {
+      "bundled": true,
+      "singleton": true
+    },
+    "@microsoft/fast-foundation": {
+      "bundled": true,
+      "singleton": true
+    }
   }
-}
+}
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