diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cf5fb43..e7b5327 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: build
 
 on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  id-token: write
+
 jobs:
   build:
     uses: datavisyn/github-workflows/.github/workflows/build-node.yml@main
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8bea6b..390ba7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "tourdino",
   "description": "Calculate and visualize similarity measures.",
   "homepage": "https://phovea.caleydo.org",
-  "version": "7.0.1",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "The Caleydo Team",
     "email": "contact@caleydo.org",
@@ -65,15 +65,21 @@
     "d3.parsets": "git+ssh://git@github.com/jasondavies/d3-parsets#v1.2.4",
     "jstat": "^1.9.4",
     "lodash": "~4.17.20",
-    "tdp_core": "^16.1.0",
+    "tdp_core": "^20.1.0",
     "vega": "~5.20.0",
     "vega-embed": "6.19.1",
     "vega-functions": "5.12.0",
     "vega-lite": "5.1.1",
     "vega-parser": "6.1.3",
-    "visyn_scripts": "^1.0.1",
+    "visyn_scripts": "^4.1.0",
     "xxhashjs": "^0.2.2"
   },
+  "resolutions": {
+    "@types/react": "~18.2.0",
+    "@types/react-dom": "~18.2.0",
+    "react": "~18.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "~18.2.0"
+  },
   "visyn": {
     "entries": {
       "app": "./index.js"
diff --git a/src/phovea.ts b/src/phovea.ts
index c4a8a81..147c954 100644
--- a/src/phovea.ts
+++ b/src/phovea.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) The Caleydo Team. All rights reserved.
  * Licensed under the new BSD license, available at http://caleydo.org/license
  **************************************************************************** */
-import { IRegistry } from 'tdp_core';
+
+import { IRegistry } from 'visyn_core/plugin';
 import { EP_TDP_CORE_LINEUP_PANEL_TAB, IPanelTabExtensionDesc } from 'tdp_core';
 
 export default function (registry: IRegistry) {
diff --git a/src/phovea_registry.ts b/src/phovea_registry.ts
index d3cb5a1..d21227a 100644
--- a/src/phovea_registry.ts
+++ b/src/phovea_registry.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Licensed under the new BSD license, available at http://caleydo.org/license
  **************************************************************************** */
 
-import { PluginRegistry } from 'tdp_core';
+import { PluginRegistry } from 'visyn_core/plugin';
 import reg from './phovea';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/tasks/ATouringTask.ts b/src/tasks/ATouringTask.ts
index 3dadd94..6ebb6f4 100644
--- a/src/tasks/ATouringTask.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/ATouringTask.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import * as $ from 'jquery';
 import * as d3v3 from 'd3v3';
 import 'select2';
 import { LocalDataProvider, IColumnDesc, CategoricalColumn, ICategoricalColumnDesc, Column } from 'lineupjs';
-import { IServerColumn, UniqueIdManager } from 'tdp_core';
+import { IServerColumn } from 'visyn_core/base';
+import { UniqueIdManager } from 'tdp_core';
 import { IMeasureResult, ISimilarityMeasure, ISetParameters } from '../base/interfaces';
 import { SCOPE } from '../base/constants';
 import { RankingAdapter } from './RankingAdapter';
diff --git a/src/tasks/ColumnComparisonTask.ts b/src/tasks/ColumnComparisonTask.ts
index be08df0..1d881f1 100644
--- a/src/tasks/ColumnComparisonTask.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/ColumnComparisonTask.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as XXH from 'xxhashjs';
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 import { IColumnDesc } from 'lineupjs';
-import { IServerColumn } from 'tdp_core';
+import { IServerColumn } from 'visyn_core/base';
 import colCmpHtml from '../templates/ColumnComparison.html'; // webpack imports html to variable
 import colCmpIcon from '../assets/colCmp.png';
 
diff --git a/src/tasks/RankingAdapter.ts b/src/tasks/RankingAdapter.ts
index 265a790..8a2f431 100644
--- a/src/tasks/RankingAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/RankingAdapter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { LocalDataProvider, IColumnDesc, ICategory, Column, Ranking, IDataRow, IOrderedGroup } from 'lineupjs';
-import { IServerColumn, IAccessorFunc } from 'tdp_core';
+import { IAccessorFunc } from 'tdp_core';
+import { IServerColumn } from 'visyn_core/base';
 
 import { BaseUtils } from '../base/BaseUtils';
 
diff --git a/src/tasks/RowComparisonTask.ts b/src/tasks/RowComparisonTask.ts
index e2295e6..6eb4d68 100644
--- a/src/tasks/RowComparisonTask.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/RowComparisonTask.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as $ from 'jquery';
 import * as d3v3 from 'd3v3';
 import * as XXH from 'xxhashjs';
 import { IColumnDesc, ICategoricalColumnDesc, ICategory } from 'lineupjs';
-import { IServerColumn } from 'tdp_core';
+import { IServerColumn } from 'visyn_core/base';
 import rowCmpHtml from '../templates/RowComparison.html'; // webpack imports html to variable
 import rowCmpIcon from '../assets/rowCmp.png';
 
diff --git a/src/tasks/TaskUtils.ts b/src/tasks/TaskUtils.ts
index c18f4f9..7819b84 100644
--- a/src/tasks/TaskUtils.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/TaskUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as d3v3 from 'd3v3';
 import { IColumnDesc } from 'lineupjs';
-import { IServerColumn, UniqueIdManager } from 'tdp_core';
+import { IServerColumn } from 'visyn_core/base';
+import { UniqueIdManager } from 'tdp_core';
 import { RankingAdapter } from './RankingAdapter';
 
 export class TaskUtils {
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ export class TaskUtils {
       });
       return cp.map((n: any) => TaskUtils.deepCopy<any>(n)) as any;
     }
-    if (typeof target === 'object' && target !== {}) {
+    // not an empty object
+    if (typeof target === 'object' && Object.keys(target).length > 0) {
       const cp = { ...(target as { [key: string]: any }) } as { [key: string]: any };
       Object.keys(cp).forEach((k) => {
         cp[k] = TaskUtils.deepCopy<any>(cp[k]);