diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 208512c..8f70d7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 ### Enhancements made
 
 - Upgraded to provide asynchronous bi-directional comms for performing operations
-  in the Frontend. Each operation returns a task that when complete returns the response or raise an error if unsuccessful.
-- On the Python side `JupyterFrontEnd`, `CommandRegistry`, & `CommandPalette`
-  are all derived from `AsyncWidgetBase` and are now single instance objects.
+  in the Frontend. Each operation returns a task that when complete returns the
+  response or raise an error if unsuccessful.
+- On the Python side `JupyterFrontEnd` is derived from `AsyncWidgetBase` and is now a singleton per kernel.
 - On the JavaScript frontend side `JupyterFrontendModel`, `CommandRegistryModel`,
   `CommandPalletModel`, extend the new `IpylabModel`.
+- `Connections` provides a link from Python to an object in the Frontend.
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 ### Removed
 
 - Callback functionality
-- Drop Python < 3.11
+- Drop Python < 3.10
 - Drop Jupyterlab < 4.0
 - Drop IpyWidgets < 8.1.0
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea0a542..08bc735 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Or with `mamba` / `conda`:
 mamba install -c conda-forge ipylab
 ```
 
+
 ## Running the examples locally
 
 To try out the examples locally, the recommended way is to create a new environment with the dependencies:
@@ -88,11 +89,16 @@ jupyter lab
 
 ```bash
 # create a new conda environment
-mamba create -n ipylab -c conda-forge jupyter-packaging nodejs python=3.10 -y
+mamba create -n ipylab -c conda-forge nodejs python=3.10 -y
 
 # activate the environment
 conda activate ipylab
 
+ # Install a patched version of ipwidgets & jupyterlab_widgets from local wheels to provide 'per-kernel-widget-manager'.
+# combines: https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets/pull/3922 & https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets/pull/3921
+
+pip install pkg/*.whl --force-reinstall
+
 # install the Python package
 pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ jupyter labextension develop . --overwrite
 
 # compile the extension
 jlpm clean
-jlpm && jlpm build
+jlpm build
 
 # pre-commit (optional)
 pip install pre-commit
diff --git a/docs/jupyter_lite_config.json b/docs/jupyter_lite_config.json
index 64f2646..11fe476 100644
--- a/docs/jupyter_lite_config.json
+++ b/docs/jupyter_lite_config.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "PipliteAddon": {
     "piplite_urls": [
       "../dist",
-      "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/py3/i/ipywidgets/ipywidgets-8.1.2-py3-none-any.whl"
+      "../pkg"
     ]
   }
 }
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