diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_emscripten-forge.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_emscripten-forge.yml
index d641aa4..8ba7df3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_emscripten-forge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_emscripten-forge.yml
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4 # https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5 # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/releases
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
       - name: Install mamba
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1 # https://github.com/mamba-org/setup-micromamba/releases
         with:
-          micromamba-version: '1.5.0-0'
+          micromamba-version: '1.5.8-0'
           environment-file: build-environment.yml
           cache-environment: true
 
diff --git a/build-environment.yml b/build-environment.yml
index 38f4482..40cd5af 100644
--- a/build-environment.yml
+++ b/build-environment.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+# https://github.com/jupyterlite/xeus-python-demo/blob/main/build-environment.yml
 name: build-env
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.11
+  - python
   - pip
-  - jupyter_server=2.14.0 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/jupyter_server/files
-  - jupyterlite-core=0.2.3 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/jupyterlite-core/files
-  - jupyterlite-xeus-python=1.0.0 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/jupyterlite-xeus-python/files
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+  - jupyter_server=2.14.2 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/jupyter_server/files
+  - jupyterlite-core >=0.3.0,<0.4.0 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/jupyterlite-core/files
+  - jupyterlite-xeus>=0.1.2,<0.2 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/jupyterlite-xeus/files
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diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 133f80c..607ffa5 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 name: xeus-python-kernel
 channels:
+  - https://conda.anaconda.org/michaelweinold/label/emscripten # for platform-specific version of bw2data
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/label/bw2io_dev
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/label/bw2data_dev
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/label/bw2calc_dev
   - https://repo.mamba.pm/emscripten-forge # check packages at https://beta.mamba.pm/channels
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  - michaelweinold
+  - conda-forge
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
   - xeus-python
+  - ipycanvas
   # DATA SCIENCE
   - pandas
   - numpy
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ dependencies:
   # BRIGHTWAY DEPENDENCIES (NOT PURE PYTHON)
   - https://repo.mamba.pm/emscripten-forge::peewee # required by Brightway, loaded from emscripten-forge
   - https://repo.mamba.pm/emscripten-forge::lxml # required by Brightway, loaded from emscripten-forge
-  # BRIGHTWAY CORE
-  - bw2io=0.9.dev21 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bw2io/files # loaded from conda-forge under the `dev` label
-  - bw2data=4.0.dev25 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bw2data/files # loaded from conda-forge under the `dev` label
-  - bw2calc=2.0.dev14 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bw2calc/files # loaded from emscripten-forge (cf. https://github.com/conda-forge/bw2calc-feedstock/pull/14)
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+  # BRIGHTWAY CORE (CONDA FORGE)
+  - bw2io=0.9.dev33 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bw2io/files # loaded from conda-forge under the `dev` label
+  - bw2calc=2.0.dev18 # https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/bw2calc/files # loaded from emscripten-forge (cf. https://github.com/conda-forge/bw2calc-feedstock/pull/14)
+  # BRIGHTWAY CORE (CUSTOM CHANNEL DUE TO PLATFORM SPECIFIC DEPENDENCIES)
+  - bw2data=4.0.dev51 # https://anaconda.org/michaelweinold/bw2data/files # loaded from michaelweinold under the `emscripten` label
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