diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
index 17fdf24b..c20e2376 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ labels: maintenance
   - [ ] upload the artifacts
 - [ ] actually upload to npm.com, pypi.org
   ```bash
+  #!/usr/bin/env bash
+  set -eux
   cd dist
   twine upload *.tar.gz *.whl
   npm login
-  for tarball in deathbeds-jupyterlab-font*.tar.gz; do
-    npm publish .tgz
+  for tarball in deathbeds-jupyterlab-font*.tgz; do
+    npm publish $tarball
   done
   npm logout
   ```
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 172e7d15..a438aebf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           use-mamba: true
 
       - name: preflight
-        run: doit lock:preflight
+        run: doit preflight
 
       - name: setup (python)
         run: doit lock:install:build_linux-64_lab4.0
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6afa8099..ff913599 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v3.0.0a2
+
+> TBD
+
 ## v3.0.0a1
 
 - remove tests and duplicated assets from wheel
diff --git a/dodo.py b/dodo.py
index 8f60533c..f7c064bf 100644
--- a/dodo.py
+++ b/dodo.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def task():
 _phony("test", "*:atest:*")
 _phony("lab", "dt:serve:lab")
 _phony("report")
+_phony("preflight", "*:preflight")
 
 if dotenv_loaded:
     os.environ.update(dotenv_loaded)
diff --git a/packages/_meta/package.json b/packages/_meta/package.json
index b259477d..8208c33d 100644
--- a/packages/_meta/package.json
+++ b/packages/_meta/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "@deathbeds/meta-jupyterlab-fonts",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.2",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -b --sourceMap",
     "build:cov": "tsc -b --inlineSourceMap",
diff --git a/packages/jupyterlab-font-anonymous-pro/package.json b/packages/jupyterlab-font-anonymous-pro/package.json
index faa5a865..c1c985da 100644
--- a/packages/jupyterlab-font-anonymous-pro/package.json
+++ b/packages/jupyterlab-font-anonymous-pro/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-font-anonymous-pro",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.2",
   "description": "Anonymous Pro Fonts for JupyterLab",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "author": "Dead Pixels Collective",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.1",
+    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@jupyterlab/application": "3 || 4",
     "typeface-anonymous-pro": "^1.1.13"
   },
diff --git a/packages/jupyterlab-font-atkinson-hyperlegible/package.json b/packages/jupyterlab-font-atkinson-hyperlegible/package.json
index 877f9716..5cefacbc 100644
--- a/packages/jupyterlab-font-atkinson-hyperlegible/package.json
+++ b/packages/jupyterlab-font-atkinson-hyperlegible/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-font-atkinson-hyperlegible",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.2",
   "description": "Atkinson Hyperlegible for JupyterLab",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "author": "Dead Pixels Collective",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.1",
+    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@fontsource/atkinson-hyperlegible": "^5.0.12",
     "@jupyterlab/application": "3 || 4"
   },
diff --git a/packages/jupyterlab-font-dejavu-sans-mono/package.json b/packages/jupyterlab-font-dejavu-sans-mono/package.json
index 1475bcad..59c5ed76 100644
--- a/packages/jupyterlab-font-dejavu-sans-mono/package.json
+++ b/packages/jupyterlab-font-dejavu-sans-mono/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-font-dejavu-sans-mono",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.2",
   "description": "Dejavu Sans Mono Fonts for JupyterLab",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "author": "Dead Pixels Collective",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.1",
+    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@jupyterlab/application": "3 || 4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/jupyterlab-font-fira-code/package.json b/packages/jupyterlab-font-fira-code/package.json
index a176f135..d33a4604 100644
--- a/packages/jupyterlab-font-fira-code/package.json
+++ b/packages/jupyterlab-font-fira-code/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-font-fira-code",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.2",
   "description": "Fira Code Fonts for JupyterLab",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "author": "Dead Pixels Collective",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.1",
+    "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts": "~3.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@jupyterlab/application": "3 || 4",
     "firacode": "^6.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/jupyterlab-fonts/package.json b/packages/jupyterlab-fonts/package.json
index e7408378..b0c27e05 100644
--- a/packages/jupyterlab-fonts/package.json
+++ b/packages/jupyterlab-fonts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.2",
   "description": "Interactive Typography and Style for JupyterLab",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "author": "Dead Pixels Collective",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9c0f652a..d619771c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dynamic = ["description"]
 name = "jupyterlab_fonts"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
-version = "3.0.0a1"
+version = "3.0.0a2"
 
 [project.urls]
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/deathbeds/jupyterlab-fonts/issues"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3547a552..704a2f3c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2477,9 +2477,9 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "@types/node@npm:*":
-  version: 20.6.4
-  resolution: "@types/node@npm:20.6.4"
-  checksum: 5fdf81c8760b620a3f3b2cdac1688008f0c73a00af98e067b4621a572d39b831eaeee8fbd7300cd06667dec31d8b032fbb8e1bbedae56ec6ff1230a338b4e8a5
+  version: 20.6.5
+  resolution: "@types/node@npm:20.6.5"
+  checksum: b849e849cf7631458a65c5019c81962028e306d8c4455a48422277b240f5a7eb8a1f1dafa60306bd4c773b77263bb8b05c074b1026e868bd137bb2022cf63ea2
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -5802,8 +5802,8 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "glob@npm:^10.2.2":
-  version: 10.3.6
-  resolution: "glob@npm:10.3.6"
+  version: 10.3.7
+  resolution: "glob@npm:10.3.7"
   dependencies:
     foreground-child: ^3.1.0
     jackspeak: ^2.0.3
@@ -5811,8 +5811,8 @@ __metadata:
     minipass: ^5.0.0 || ^6.0.2 || ^7.0.0
     path-scurry: ^1.10.1
   bin:
-    glob: dist/cjs/src/bin.js
-  checksum: ebc5eb3d5c13bee1070f0833e649d83320a5a9ebfcdd570bfb63b9af5906b76002fcd792091fa3f327e9acc62deeb9566cd678170a44f0f2eb0b4d41074158ab
+    glob: dist/esm/bin.mjs
+  checksum: 9a27f1fa8774c3a8ab8f05c26a77276edaf5418aac29aff70c5d847ef75dabf536554cb113e945193323fb769fbe32edde12559d2d52266f38662595cbc7a031
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard