diff --git a/ci/gpu/build.sh b/ci/gpu/build.sh
index 199494cc..a60e5d76 100644
--- a/ci/gpu/build.sh
+++ b/ci/gpu/build.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gpuci_mamba_retry install -y \
                "cuspatial=$MINOR_VERSION.*" \
                "dask-cudf=$MINOR_VERSION.*" "dask-cuda=$MINOR_VERSION.*" \
                "numba>=0.51.2" \
-               "bokeh>=2.3.2,<2.4" \
+               "bokeh>=2.3.2,<=2.4" \
                "rapids-build-env=$MINOR_VERSION.*" \
                "rapids-notebook-env=$MINOR_VERSION.*"
 
diff --git a/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.1.yml b/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.1.yml
index f640e72f..f5c243fb 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.1.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.1.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ dependencies:
 - pyproj>=2.4, <=3.1
 - libwebp
 - pandoc=<2.0.0
-- bokeh>=2.3.2,<2.4
-- panel>=0.10.3
+- bokeh>=2.3.2,<=2.4
+- panel>=0.10.3,<=0.12.4
 - pyppeteer>=0.2.6
 - cudatoolkit=10.1
 - nodejs
diff --git a/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.2.yml b/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.2.yml
index b7eba066..bf81f061 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.2.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda10.2.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ dependencies:
 - pyproj>=2.4, <=3.1
 - libwebp
 - pandoc=<2.0.0
-- bokeh>=2.3.2,<2.4
-- panel>=0.10.3
+- bokeh>=2.3.2,<=2.4
+- panel>=0.10.3,<=0.12.4
 - pyppeteer>=0.2.6
 - cudatoolkit=10.2
 - nodejs
diff --git a/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda11.0.yml b/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda11.0.yml
index 80be5342..3d86fa73 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda11.0.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cuxfilter_dev_cuda11.0.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ dependencies:
 - pyproj>=2.4, <=3.1
 - libwebp
 - pandoc=<2.0.0
-- bokeh>=2.3.2,<2.4
-- panel>=0.10.3
+- bokeh>=2.3.2,<=2.4
+- panel>=0.10.3,<=0.12.4
 - pyppeteer>=0.2.6
 - cudatoolkit=11.0
 - nodejs
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cuxfilter/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cuxfilter/meta.yaml
index 6870a0f8..7e012c43 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cuxfilter/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cuxfilter/meta.yaml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ requirements:
     - datashader >=0.11.1, <0.12
     - numba >=0.51.2
     - cupy >=7.8.0,<10.0.0a0
-    - panel >=0.10.3
+    - panel >=0.10.3,<=0.12.4
     - pyppeteer>=0.2.6
-    - bokeh >=2.3.2,<2.4
+    - bokeh >=2.3.2,<=2.4
     - pyproj >=2.4, <=3.1
     - geopandas >=0.9.0,<0.10.0a0
     - nodejs >=12,<15
diff --git a/python/cuxfilter/dashboard.py b/python/cuxfilter/dashboard.py
index e4f548f9..0b78973e 100644
--- a/python/cuxfilter/dashboard.py
+++ b/python/cuxfilter/dashboard.py
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ def __init__(
         self._sidebar = dict()
         self._data_tiles = dict()
         self._query_str_dict = dict()
-        if data_size_widget:
-            sidebar.insert(0, data_size_indicator())
 
         # check if charts and sidebar lists contain cuxfilter.charts with
         # duplicate names
@@ -212,16 +210,23 @@ def __init__(
         # and resolution constraints
         # process all main dashboard charts
         for chart in charts:
+            chart.initiate_chart(self)
+            chart._initialized = True
             self._charts[chart.name] = chart
+
+        # add data_size_indicator to sidebar if data_size_widget=True
+        if data_size_widget:
+            chart = data_size_indicator()
             chart.initiate_chart(self)
             chart._initialized = True
+            self._sidebar[chart.name] = chart
 
         # process all sidebar widgets
         for chart in sidebar:
             if chart.is_widget:
-                self._sidebar[chart.name] = chart
                 chart.initiate_chart(self)
                 chart._initialized = True
+                self._sidebar[chart.name] = chart
 
         self.title = title
         self._dashboard = layout()