diff --git a/scripts/ui_release.sh b/scripts/ui_release.sh
index 0f251690b..ea4423d25 100755
--- a/scripts/ui_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/ui_release.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function bumpVersion() {
     fi
   done
   # increase the version on all packages
-  npm version "${version}" --workspaces
+  npm version "${version}" --workspaces  --include-workspace-root
 }
 
 if [[ "$1" == "--copy" ]]; then
diff --git a/web/ui/README.md b/web/ui/README.md
index 13e635d9d..465adf537 100644
--- a/web/ui/README.md
+++ b/web/ui/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ## Overview
 The `ui` directory contains static files and templates used in the web UI. For
-easier distribution they are compressed (c.f. Makefile) and statically compiled 
+easier distribution they are compressed (c.f. Makefile) and statically compiled
 into the Prometheus binary using the embed package.
 
-During development it is more convenient to always use the files on disk to 
+During development it is more convenient to always use the files on disk to
 directly see changes without recompiling.
 To make this work, remove the `builtinassets` build tag in the `flags` entry
 in `.promu.yml`, and then `make build` (or build Prometheus using
diff --git a/web/ui/package-lock.json b/web/ui/package-lock.json
index c4bf7fb8a..95d7d70b1 100644
--- a/web/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "prometheus-io",
+  "version": "0.46.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "prometheus-io",
+      "version": "0.46.0",
       "workspaces": [
         "react-app",
         "module/*"
diff --git a/web/ui/package.json b/web/ui/package.json
index a6a4d6a32..a6b08715f 100644
--- a/web/ui/package.json
+++ b/web/ui/package.json
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
     "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
-  }
+  },
+  "version": "0.46.0"
 }