diff --git a/templates/python/advanced-sample/pyproject.toml b/templates/python/advanced-sample/pyproject.toml
index ab0f60f..fecc915 100644
--- a/templates/python/advanced-sample/pyproject.toml
+++ b/templates/python/advanced-sample/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "Sample application implementing advanced Kernel configs"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
-    "kernel>=0.8.0",
+    "kernel>=0.8.1",
     "playwright>=1.52.0"
 ]
 
diff --git a/templates/python/browser-use/pyproject.toml b/templates/python/browser-use/pyproject.toml
index 11d1ffe..e766ed3 100644
--- a/templates/python/browser-use/pyproject.toml
+++ b/templates/python/browser-use/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
     "browser-use~=0.5.3",
-    "kernel>=0.8.0",
+    "kernel>=0.8.1",
     "pydantic>=2.10.6",
 ]
diff --git a/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml b/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml
index e9ece59..eb5429c 100644
--- a/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml
+++ b/templates/python/computer-use/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "python-dateutil~=2.8.2",
     "pydantic~=2.11.5",
     "typing-extensions~=4.13.2",
-    "kernel>=0.8.0",
+    "kernel>=0.8.1",
     "python-dotenv~=1.0.0",
     "httpx~=0.27.0",
 ]
diff --git a/templates/python/cua/pyproject.toml b/templates/python/cua/pyproject.toml
index a8b1211..a5aa7b6 100644
--- a/templates/python/cua/pyproject.toml
+++ b/templates/python/cua/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "idna==3.10",
     "jiter==0.10.0",
     "pillow==11.2.1",
-    "kernel>=0.8.0",
+    "kernel>=0.8.1",
     "playwright==1.52.0",
     "pydantic==2.11.7",
     "pydantic_core==2.33.2",
diff --git a/templates/python/sample-app/pyproject.toml b/templates/python/sample-app/pyproject.toml
index 90590e1..d6e6195 100644
--- a/templates/python/sample-app/pyproject.toml
+++ b/templates/python/sample-app/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Kernel application template - Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
-dependencies = ["kernel>=0.8.0", "playwright>=1.52.0"]
+dependencies = ["kernel>=0.8.1", "playwright>=1.52.0"]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = ["mypy>=1.15.0"]