diff --git a/tfjs-backend-webgpu/package.json b/tfjs-backend-webgpu/package.json
index 15ae8f8f752..458d723e5ac 100644
--- a/tfjs-backend-webgpu/package.json
+++ b/tfjs-backend-webgpu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tensorflow/tfjs-backend-webgpu",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.0",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.1",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "jsnext:main": "dist/tf-webgpu.esm.js",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@tensorflow/tfjs-core": "1.2.7",
+    "@tensorflow/tfjs-core": "1.2.8",
     "@types/jasmine": "~2.5.53",
     "clang-format": "~1.2.2",
     "http-server": "~0.10.0",
diff --git a/tfjs-backend-webgpu/src/setup_test.ts b/tfjs-backend-webgpu/src/setup_test.ts
index 881586825fa..2d4a1014e09 100644
--- a/tfjs-backend-webgpu/src/setup_test.ts
+++ b/tfjs-backend-webgpu/src/setup_test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ const EXCLUDE_LIST: string[] = [
   'argmax test-webgpu {} accepts tensor with bool',      // Actual != Expected.
   'RFFT',                                                // Not yet implemented.
   'fused',                                               // Not yet implemented.
+  'NCHW',                                                // Not yet implemented.
+  'maxPool3d'                                            // Not yet implemented.
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/tfjs-backend-webgpu/yarn.lock b/tfjs-backend-webgpu/yarn.lock
index a6ce0f289ce..7a9ad783b50 100644
--- a/tfjs-backend-webgpu/yarn.lock
+++ b/tfjs-backend-webgpu/yarn.lock
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
     esutils "^2.0.2"
     js-tokens "^4.0.0"
 
-"@tensorflow/tfjs-core@1.2.7":
-  version "1.2.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tensorflow/tfjs-core/-/tfjs-core-1.2.7.tgz#522328de16470aa9f7c15b91e4b68616f425002a"
-  integrity sha512-RsXavYKMc0MOcCmOyD7HE8am1tWlDGXl0nJbsdib7ubmvMuH6KnrZ302eTYV7k1RMq+/ukkioJmCcw13hopuHQ==
+"@tensorflow/tfjs-core@1.2.8":
+  version "1.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tensorflow/tfjs-core/-/tfjs-core-1.2.8.tgz#d6873b88522f8cf25d34c10afd095866578d7d92"
+  integrity sha512-lWV4vAnXAAmahXpCWBwdGGW9HO6iNw9pUeVYih7pDXeJahMk3OJs6SgjRNhwn+ldsGwRoorR0/RHg0yNLmqWxQ==
   dependencies:
     "@types/offscreencanvas" "~2019.3.0"
     "@types/seedrandom" "2.4.27"