diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 03fcaa33..228d597b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,16 +15,23 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     "bec_ipython_client~=3.70", # needed for jupyter console
     "bec_lib~=3.70",
-    "bec_qthemes~=0.7, >=0.7",
-    "black~=25.0",              # needed for bw-generate-cli
-    "isort~=5.13, >=5.13.2",    # needed for bw-generate-cli
+    "bec_qthemes~=1.0, >=1.1.2",
+    "black~=25.0",               # needed for bw-generate-cli
+    "isort~=5.13, >=5.13.2",     # needed for bw-generate-cli
+    "ophyd_devices~=1.29, >=1.29.1",
     "pydantic~=2.0",
     "pyqtgraph==0.13.7",
     "PySide6==6.9.0",
-    "qtconsole~=5.5, >=5.5.1",  # needed for jupyter console
+    "qtconsole~=5.5, >=5.5.1",   # needed for jupyter console
     "qtpy~=2.4",
-    "qtmonaco~=0.5",
     "thefuzz~=0.22",
+    "qtmonaco~=0.8, >=0.8.1",
+    "darkdetect~=0.8",
+    "PySide6-QtAds==4.4.0",
+    "pylsp-bec~=1.2",
+    "copier~=9.7",
+    "typer~=0.15",
+    "markdown~=3.9",
 ]
 
 
@@ -41,7 +48,6 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-cov~=6.1.1",
     "watchdog~=6.0",
     "pre_commit~=4.2",
-
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/tests/references/SpinnerWidget/SpinnerWidget_started_linux.png b/tests/references/SpinnerWidget/SpinnerWidget_started_linux.png
index bf2d9470..662bd4f7 100644
Binary files a/tests/references/SpinnerWidget/SpinnerWidget_started_linux.png and b/tests/references/SpinnerWidget/SpinnerWidget_started_linux.png differ
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py b/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
index db5427dc..6eb093e9 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from bec_lib import messages
 from bec_lib.messages import _StoredDataInfo
+from bec_qthemes import apply_theme
 from pytestqt.exceptions import TimeoutError as QtBotTimeoutError
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMessageBox
 
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def qapplication(qtbot, request, testable_qtimer_class):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    qapp = QApplication.instance()
+    apply_theme("light")
+    qapp.processEvents()
+
     yield
 
     # if the test failed, we don't want to check for open widgets as
@@ -36,7 +41,6 @@ def qapplication(qtbot, request, testable_qtimer_class):  # pylint: disable=unus
     bec_dispatcher.stop_cli_server()
 
     testable_qtimer_class.check_all_stopped(qtbot)
-    qapp = QApplication.instance()
     qapp.processEvents()
     if hasattr(qapp, "os_listener") and qapp.os_listener:
         qapp.removeEventFilter(qapp.os_listener)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_dark_mode_button.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_dark_mode_button.py
index 3dca50a2..59a20702 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_dark_mode_button.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_dark_mode_button.py
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import set_theme
+from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
 from bec_widgets.widgets.utility.visual.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import DarkModeButton
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-import
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ def dark_mode_button(qtbot, mocked_client):
     button = DarkModeButton(client=mocked_client)
     qtbot.addWidget(button)
     qtbot.waitExposed(button)
-    set_theme("light")
+    apply_theme("light")
     yield button
 
 
@@ -64,23 +63,10 @@ def test_dark_mode_button_changes_theme(dark_mode_button):
     Test that the dark mode button changes the theme correctly.
     """
     with mock.patch(
-        "bec_widgets.widgets.utility.visual.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button.set_theme"
-    ) as mocked_set_theme:
+        "bec_widgets.widgets.utility.visual.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button.apply_theme"
+    ) as mocked_apply_theme:
         dark_mode_button.toggle_dark_mode()
-        mocked_set_theme.assert_called_with("dark")
+        mocked_apply_theme.assert_called_with("dark")
 
         dark_mode_button.toggle_dark_mode()
-        mocked_set_theme.assert_called_with("light")
-
-
-def test_dark_mode_button_changes_on_os_theme_change(qtbot, dark_mode_button):
-    """
-    Test that the dark mode button changes the theme correctly when the OS theme changes.
-    """
-    qapp = QApplication.instance()
-    assert dark_mode_button.dark_mode_enabled is False
-    assert dark_mode_button.mode_button.toolTip() == "Set Dark Mode"
-    qapp.theme_signal.theme_updated.emit("dark")
-    qtbot.wait(100)
-    assert dark_mode_button.dark_mode_enabled is True
-    assert dark_mode_button.mode_button.toolTip() == "Set Light Mode"
+        mocked_apply_theme.assert_called_with("light")
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py
index b5ecdc1f..e428a7de 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_stop_button.py
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ def stop_button(qtbot, mocked_client):
 
 def test_stop_button(stop_button):
     assert stop_button.button.text() == "Stop"
-    assert (
-        stop_button.button.styleSheet()
-        == "background-color:  #cc181e; color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px;"
-    )
     stop_button.button.click()
     assert stop_button.queue.request_scan_halt.called
     stop_button.close()