diff --git a/extensions/jupyterlab/package.json b/extensions/jupyterlab/package.json
index 900dd3e..22ab886 100644
--- a/extensions/jupyterlab/package.json
+++ b/extensions/jupyterlab/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jupyterlab-dash",
-  "version": "0.2.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "0.2.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "A JupyterLab extensions for rendering Plotly Dash apps",
   "keywords": [
     "jupyter",
diff --git a/jupyter_dash/__init__.py b/jupyter_dash/__init__.py
index 889409a..20dc2ca 100644
--- a/jupyter_dash/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyter_dash/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ def _jupyter_nbextension_paths():
         }
     ]
 
-__version__ = "0.2.0a7"
+__version__ = "0.2.0a8"