diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG.md b/python/CHANGELOG.md
index a289afb4b3..a06bf05c2d 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 - **agent-framework-claude**: Bump `claude-agent-sdk` to 0.2.87 ([#6248](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6248))
 - **agent-framework-core**: Document checkpoint storage security model and deserialization trust boundaries ([#6295](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6295))
+- **agent-framework-azurefunctions**: Document checkpoint storage security model and deserialization trust boundaries ([#6295](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6295))
 
 ### Fixed
 - **agent-framework-core**: Filter MCP tool kwargs to declared params via allowlist ([#6399](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6399))
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **agent-framework-foundry-hosting**: Refactor workflow-as-agent pending request handling ([#6259](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6259))
 - **agent-framework-gemini**: Make Gemini honor declarative `outputSchema`, not just JSON mode ([#5893](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5893))
 - **agent-framework-mem0**: Isolate entity retrieval and correct `app_id` payload ([#6242](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6242))
+- **agent-framework-ag-ui**: Match AG-UI approval responses to requested arguments ([#6376](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/6376))
 
 ## [1.8.0] - 2026-06-04
 
diff --git a/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml
index 4a0f8a94f5..4f0ff83aa7 100644
--- a/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "agent-framework-ag-ui"
-version = "1.0.0rc3"
+version = "1.0.0rc4"
 description = "AG-UI protocol integration for Agent Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.8.1,<2",
     "ag-ui-protocol>=0.1.16,<0.2",
     "fastapi>=0.115.0,<0.133.1",
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.30.0,<1"
diff --git a/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml b/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml
index 77cfdd0c40..a68ada4c25 100644
--- a/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure Functions integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260604"
+version = "1.0.0b260609"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.8.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.8.1,<2",
     "agent-framework-durabletask>=1.0.0b260604,<2",
     "azure-functions>=1.24.0,<2",
     "azure-functions-durable>=1.3.1,<2",
diff --git a/python/uv.lock b/python/uv.lock
index d5e63ad265..72aa2d01ad 100644
--- a/python/uv.lock
+++ b/python/uv.lock
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-ag-ui"
-version = "1.0.0rc3"
+version = "1.0.0rc4"
 source = { editable = "packages/ag-ui" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "ag-ui-protocol", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azurefunctions"
-version = "1.0.0b260604"
+version = "1.0.0b260609"
 source = { editable = "packages/azurefunctions" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },