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diff --git a/python-jupyterlab-widgets.changes b/python-jupyterlab-widgets.changes
index 806dd3e..22f58a4 100644
--- a/python-jupyterlab-widgets.changes
+++ b/python-jupyterlab-widgets.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 18 18:21:19 UTC 2023 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Update to 3.0.8
+  * no own release notes, see ipywidgets 8.1:
+    - Allow CSS variables to be used as values in the Color trait
+      by @nurbo in #3796
+- Require python for js files to work
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr  4 15:42:21 UTC 2023 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-jupyterlab-widgets.spec b/python-jupyterlab-widgets.spec
index 8b64b3f..ff82384 100644
--- a/python-jupyterlab-widgets.spec
+++ b/python-jupyterlab-widgets.spec
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #
 
 
-%define pyver 3.0.7
-%define jupver 5.0.7
+%define pyver 3.0.8
+%define jupver 5.0.8
 Name:           python-jupyterlab-widgets
 Version:        %{pyver}
 Release:        0
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ Version:        %{pyver}
 Summary:        A JupyterLab extension for Jupyter/IPython widgets - Jupyter JS files
 Requires:       jupyter-jupyterlab-filesystem
 Provides:       jupyter-jupyter-widgets-jupyterlab-manager = %{jupver}-%{release}
-Provides:       jupyter-jupyterlab_widgets = %{pyver}-%{release}
+Provides:       jupyter-jupyterlab_widgets = %{jupver}-%{release}
+Requires:       python3dist(jupyterlab-widgets) = %{pyver}
+Suggests:       python3-jupyterlab-widgets
 
 %description -n jupyter-jupyterlab-widgets
 A JupyterLab 3.0 extension for Jupyter/IPython widgets - Jupyterlab-manager JS files