diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index ccd67584..f83f558a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.8.9
+current_version = 1.8.10
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)(\.(?P<minor>\d+))(\.(?P<patch>\d+))((?P<release>.)(?P<build>\d+))?
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6088ed4c..c265fa28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -32,11 +32,18 @@ jobs:
           python setup.py generate_source
           python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          cd js
+          npm pack
+
       - name: Upload builds
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ipyvuetify-dist-${{ github.run_number }}
-          path: ./dist
+          path: |
+            ./dist
+            ./js/*.tgz
 
   test:
     needs: [build]
@@ -51,7 +58,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ipyvuetify-dist-${{ github.run_number }}
-          path: ./dist
 
       - name: Install Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -75,7 +81,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ipyvuetify-dist-${{ github.run_number }}
-          path: ./dist
 
       - name: Install Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -102,13 +107,12 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-    needs: [test, ui-test]
+    needs: [test]
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ipyvuetify-dist-${{ github.run_number }}
-          path: ./dist
 
       - name: Install node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
           cd js
           echo $PRE_RELEASE
           if [[ $PRE_RELEASE == "true" ]]; then export TAG="next"; else export TAG="latest"; fi
-          npm publish --tag ${TAG} --access public
+          npm publish --tag ${TAG} --access public *.tgz
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           PRE_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}
diff --git a/ipyvuetify/_version.py b/ipyvuetify/_version.py
index 11fdbb2d..98584cf0 100644
--- a/ipyvuetify/_version.py
+++ b/ipyvuetify/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "1.8.9"
+__version__ = "1.8.10"
 semver = "^" + __version__
diff --git a/js/package.json b/js/package.json
index dff7141d..1f60a6df 100755
--- a/js/package.json
+++ b/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jupyter-vuetify",
-  "version": "1.8.9",
+  "version": "1.8.10",
   "description": "Jupyter widgets based on vuetify UI components",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Mario Buikhuizen, Maarten Breddels",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index caedce07..849bf55b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -185,11 +185,12 @@ def run(self):
     install_requires=[
         "ipyvue>=1.7,<2",
     ],
-    extras_require={
-        "test": [
-            "solara[pytest] @ https://github.com/widgetti/solara/archive/refs/heads/feat_test_ipywidgets.zip",
-        ]
-    },
+    # we need to use the released version
+    # extras_require={
+    #     "test": [
+    #         "solara[pytest] @ https://github.com/widgetti/solara/archive/refs/heads/feat_test_ipywidgets.zip",
+    #     ]
+    # },
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["generate_source"]),
     zip_safe=False,
     cmdclass={