diff --git a/docs/jupyter-widgets.qmd b/docs/jupyter-widgets.qmd
index c586dd7d..b6f0845d 100644
--- a/docs/jupyter-widgets.qmd
+++ b/docs/jupyter-widgets.qmd
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ To render an ipywidget you first define a reactive function that returns the wid
 
 from shiny.express import input, ui
 from shinywidgets import render_altair
+import soft_dependencies
 
 ui.input_selectize(
     "var", "Select variable",
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ altair
 anywidget
 palmerpenguins
 jsonschema
+## file: soft_dependencies.py
+# Temporary workaround to inform shinylive of soft dependencies
+import anywidget
+import jsonschema
+import mypy_extensions
+import toolz
 ```
 
 ##### Bokeh
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.qmd b/docs/quick-start.qmd
index 3a225943..ad5464ed 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.qmd
+++ b/docs/quick-start.qmd
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ See the [Jupyter Widgets article](jupyter-widgets.qmd) for more information on r
 
 from shiny.express import input, ui
 from shinywidgets import render_altair
+import soft_dependencies
 
 ui.input_selectize(
     "var", "Select variable",
@@ -161,6 +162,12 @@ altair
 anywidget
 palmerpenguins
 jsonschema
+## file: soft_dependencies.py
+# Temporary workaround to inform shinylive of soft dependencies
+import anywidget
+import jsonschema
+import mypy_extensions
+import toolz
 ```
 
 ##### Bokeh
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e427d1b0..cd5c9792 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 jupyter
 jupyter_client < 8.0.0
 tabulate
-shinylive==0.2.1
+shinylive==0.2.0
 matplotlib==3.8.1
 shiny
 seaborn==0.13.0