diff --git a/gpt2/demo/package.json b/gpt2/demo/package.json
index 24b6ce28aa..3915585650 100644
--- a/gpt2/demo/package.json
+++ b/gpt2/demo/package.json
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tensorflow-models/gpt2": "link:../",
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-wasm": "^4.22.0",
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-webgl": "^4.22.0",
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-webgpu": "^4.22.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-wasm": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-webgl": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-webgpu": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
     "lil-gui": "^0.18.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-cpu": "^4.22.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-cpu": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.19.0",
     "eslint": "^8.46.0",
     "eslint-config-google": "^0.14.0",
diff --git a/gpt2/package.json b/gpt2/package.json
index d67d95aa00..fcedc4075e 100644
--- a/gpt2/package.json
+++ b/gpt2/package.json
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/tensorflow/tfjs-models.git"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-converter": "^4.22.0",
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-core": "^4.22.0"
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-converter": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-core": "^4.23.0-rc.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-cpu": "^4.22.0",
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-webgl": "^4.22.0",
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-converter": "^4.22.0",
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-core": "^4.22.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-cpu": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-webgl": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-converter": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-core": "^4.23.0-rc.0",
     "@types/jasmine": "^4.3.5",
     "jasmine": "3.1.x",
     "karma": "~6.3.1",