diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e04a386d..84ef96e01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bokeh/slickgrid",
-  "version": "2.4.4102",
+  "version": "2.4.4103",
   "description": "A lightning fast JavaScript grid/spreadsheet",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/slick.grid.js b/slick.grid.js
index 2ec21d943..bcf2e6e1c 100644
--- a/slick.grid.js
+++ b/slick.grid.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
  *     and do proper cleanup.
  */
 
-  var $ = jQuery = require("./slick.jquery");
+  const jQuery = require("./slick.jquery");
+  const $ = jQuery;
+
   var Slick = require("./slick.core");
 
   // shared across all grids on the page