diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index bc52ba55ff..d772228b58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: unit_test_suite
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          channels: pyviz/label/dev,bokeh,conda-forge,nodefaults
+          channels: pyviz/label/dev,bokeh/label/dev,conda-forge,nodefaults
           # Remove when Python 3.11 is well supported on latest conda/conda-forge.
           conda-update: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' && 'false' || 'true' }}
           nodejs: true
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install bokeh 3.0 compatibility packages
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
-          conda uninstall holoviews jupyter_bokeh --force -y --offline
+          conda uninstall holoviews jupyter_bokeh --force -y --offline || echo "packages already removed"
           pip install "git+https://github.com/holoviz/holoviews.git@bokeh3.0"
           pip install "git+https://github.com/bokeh/jupyter_bokeh.git"
       - name: doit env_capture
diff --git a/panel/__init__.py b/panel/__init__.py
index 52342d2552..3cfb1f868c 100644
--- a/panel/__init__.py
+++ b/panel/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     Accordion, Card, Column, FlexBox, GridBox, GridSpec, Row, Spacer, Tabs,
     WidgetBox,
 )
-from .pane import Pane, panel  # noqa
+from .pane import panel  # noqa
 from .param import Param  # noqa
 from .template import Template  # noqa
 from .widgets import indicators, widget  # noqa
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     "FlexBox",
     "GridBox",
     "GridSpec",
-    "Pane", # deprecated
     "Param",
     "Row",
     "Spacer",
diff --git a/panel/models/vtk.py b/panel/models/vtk.py
index 5a4792f59c..1e89c6e22a 100644
--- a/panel/models/vtk.py
+++ b/panel/models/vtk.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from bokeh.core.has_props import abstract
 from bokeh.core.properties import (
     Any, Bool, Dict, Enum, Float, Instance, Int, List, Nullable, Override,
-    PositiveInt, String,
+    Positive, String,
 )
 from bokeh.models import ColorMapper, Model
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class VTKAxes(Model):
 
     digits = Int(default=1)
 
-    fontsize = PositiveInt(default=12)
+    fontsize = Positive(Int, default=12)
 
     grid_opacity = Float(default=0.1)
 
diff --git a/panel/package-lock.json b/panel/package-lock.json
index 942ea00bfb..7bae9c2fef 100644
--- a/panel/package-lock.json
+++ b/panel/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.14.2",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@bokeh/bokehjs": "^3.0.0",
+        "@bokeh/bokehjs": "^3.1.0-dev.1",
         "@luma.gl/constants": "^8.0.3",
         "@types/debounce": "^1.2.0",
         "@types/gl-matrix": "^2.4.5",
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@bokeh/bokehjs": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QJRmGEbIiKEC0EK+oXDoTk3ix/ZgayBgfmSjlmR0v7LpJDMCg9fs86vgVPMUBRl6wnbgY3Kae0T9k3wviRfgkw==",
+      "version": "3.1.0-dev.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.1.0-dev.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EBXGvaGoV5TBBBDfNEDpd/AY/fYj67GhWHv7EqDCOH9d3eRFM7Bn1cbc7QnxE2umJRlUmu5Q3fbq6BlM220h+A==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=16.0",
         "npm": ">=8.0"
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@bokeh/bokehjs": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QJRmGEbIiKEC0EK+oXDoTk3ix/ZgayBgfmSjlmR0v7LpJDMCg9fs86vgVPMUBRl6wnbgY3Kae0T9k3wviRfgkw=="
+      "version": "3.1.0-dev.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bokeh/bokehjs/-/bokehjs-3.1.0-dev.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EBXGvaGoV5TBBBDfNEDpd/AY/fYj67GhWHv7EqDCOH9d3eRFM7Bn1cbc7QnxE2umJRlUmu5Q3fbq6BlM220h+A=="
     },
     "@luma.gl/constants": {
       "version": "8.1.0"
diff --git a/panel/package.json b/panel/package.json
index d7ff11ff79..a48f6f13f6 100644
--- a/panel/package.json
+++ b/panel/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/holoviz/panel.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@bokeh/bokehjs": "^3.0.0",
+    "@bokeh/bokehjs": "^3.1.0-dev.1",
     "@luma.gl/constants": "^8.0.3",
     "@types/debounce": "^1.2.0",
     "@types/gl-matrix": "^2.4.5",
diff --git a/panel/pane/__init__.py b/panel/pane/__init__.py
index c5792580f5..3e8d699230 100644
--- a/panel/pane/__init__.py
+++ b/panel/pane/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 https://panel.holoviz.org/getting_started/index.html
 """
 from .alert import Alert  # noqa
-from .base import Pane, PaneBase, panel  # noqa
+from .base import PaneBase, panel  # noqa
 from .deckgl import DeckGL  # noqa
 from .echarts import ECharts  # noqa
 from .equation import LaTeX  # noqa
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
     "LaTeX",
     "Markdown",
     "Matplotlib",
-    "Pane",
     "PaneBase",
     "panel",
     "PDF",
diff --git a/panel/pane/base.py b/panel/pane/base.py
index 8029a0045a..98abce63d5 100644
--- a/panel/pane/base.py
+++ b/panel/pane/base.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 from ..models import ReactiveHTML as _BkReactiveHTML
 from ..reactive import Reactive
 from ..util import param_reprs
-from ..util.warnings import deprecated
 from ..viewable import (
     Layoutable, ServableMixin, Viewable, Viewer,
 )
@@ -35,16 +34,6 @@
     from pyviz_comms import Comm
 
 
-def Pane(obj: Any, **kwargs) -> 'PaneBase':
-    """
-    Converts any object to a Pane if a matching Pane class exists.
-    """
-    deprecated("1.0", "panel.Pane", "panel.panel")
-    if isinstance(obj, Viewable):
-        return obj
-    return PaneBase.get_pane_type(obj, **kwargs)(obj, **kwargs)
-
-
 def panel(obj: Any, **kwargs) -> Viewable:
     """
     Creates a panel from any supplied object by wrapping it in a pane
diff --git a/panel/pane/holoviews.py b/panel/pane/holoviews.py
index ffe74211f4..047a3e1255 100644
--- a/panel/pane/holoviews.py
+++ b/panel/pane/holoviews.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 )
 from ..viewable import Layoutable, Viewable
 from ..widgets import Player
-from .base import Pane, PaneBase, RerenderError
+from .base import PaneBase, RerenderError, panel
 from .plot import Bokeh, Matplotlib
 from .plotly import Plotly
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def _get_model(
         return model
 
     def _get_pane(self, backend, state, **kwargs):
-        pane_type = self._panes.get(backend, Pane)
+        pane_type = self._panes.get(backend, panel)
         if isinstance(pane_type, type):
             if issubclass(pane_type, Matplotlib):
                 kwargs['tight'] = True
diff --git a/panel/pane/markup.py b/panel/pane/markup.py
index 544df070b0..9cedf50a4c 100644
--- a/panel/pane/markup.py
+++ b/panel/pane/markup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 import param
 
 from ..models import HTML as _BkHTML, JSON as _BkJSON
-from ..util import escape, style_to_styles
+from ..util import escape
+from ..util.warnings import deprecated
 from ..viewable import Layoutable
 from .base import PaneBase
 
@@ -43,7 +44,10 @@ class DivPaneBase(PaneBase):
     __abstract = True
 
     def __init__(self, object=None, **params):
-        params = style_to_styles(params)
+        if "style" in params:
+            # In Bokeh 3 'style' was changed to 'styles'.
+            params["styles"] = params.pop("style")
+            deprecated("1.1", "style",  "styles")
         super().__init__(object=object, **params)
 
     def _get_properties(self):
diff --git a/panel/pane/perspective.py b/panel/pane/perspective.py
index 8f622296ad..eb1968f177 100644
--- a/panel/pane/perspective.py
+++ b/panel/pane/perspective.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 from ..reactive import ReactiveData
 from ..util import lazy_load
-from ..util.warnings import deprecated
 from ..viewable import Viewable
 from .base import PaneBase
 
@@ -281,16 +280,10 @@ class Perspective(PaneBase, ReactiveData):
     columns = param.List(default=None, doc="""
         A list of source columns to show as columns. For example ["x", "y"]""")
 
-    computed_columns = param.List(default=None, precedence=-1, doc="""
-      Deprecated alias for expressions.""")
-
     expressions = param.List(default=None, doc="""
       A list of expressions computing new columns from existing columns.
       For example [""x"+"index""]""")
 
-    column_pivots = param.List(None, precedence=-1, doc="""
-      Deprecated alias of split_by.""")
-
     split_by = param.List(None, doc="""
       A list of source columns to pivot by. For example ["x", "y"]""")
 
@@ -306,9 +299,6 @@ class Perspective(PaneBase, ReactiveData):
     group_by = param.List(default=None, doc="""
       A list of source columns to group by. For example ["x", "y"]""")
 
-    row_pivots = param.List(default=None, precedence=-1, doc="""
-      Deprecated alias of group_by.""")
-
     selectable = param.Boolean(default=True, allow_None=True, doc="""
       Whether items are selectable.""")
 
@@ -334,9 +324,6 @@ class Perspective(PaneBase, ReactiveData):
     _rerender_params: ClassVar[List[str]] = ['object']
 
     _rename: ClassVar[Mapping[str, str | None]] = {
-        'computed_columns': None,
-        'row_pivots': None,
-        'column_pivots': None,
         'selection': None,
     }
 
@@ -348,12 +335,6 @@ class Perspective(PaneBase, ReactiveData):
         'row_pivots': 'group_by'
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, object=None, **params):
-        super().__init__(object=object, **params)
-        self.param.watch(self._deprecated_warning, ['computed_columns', 'column_pivots', 'row_pivots'])
-        ps = [deprecation for deprecation in self._deprecations if deprecation in params]
-        self.param.trigger(*ps)
-
     @classmethod
     def applies(cls, object):
         if isinstance(object, dict) and all(isinstance(v, (list, np.ndarray)) for v in object.values()):
@@ -385,14 +366,6 @@ def _get_data(self):
                              "converted to strings.")
         return df, {str(k): v for k, v in data.items()}
 
-    def _deprecated_warning(self, *events):
-        updates = {}
-        for event in events:
-            renamed = self._deprecations[event.name]
-            deprecated("1.0", event.name, renamed)
-            updates[renamed] = event.new
-        self.param.update(**updates)
-
     def _filter_properties(self, properties):
         ignored = list(Viewable.param)
         return [p for p in properties if p not in ignored]
@@ -462,12 +435,6 @@ def _process_property_change(self, msg):
             if prop not in msg:
                 continue
             msg[prop] = [self._as_digit(col) for col in msg[prop]]
-            if prop == 'group_by':
-                msg['row_pivots'] = msg['group_by']
-            if prop == 'split_by':
-                msg['column_pivots'] = msg['split_by']
-        if 'expressions' in msg:
-            msg['computed_columns'] = msg['expressions']
         if msg.get('sort'):
             msg['sort'] = [[self._as_digit(col), *args] for col, *args in msg['sort']]
         if msg.get('filters'):
diff --git a/panel/tests/pane/test_deckgl.py b/panel/tests/pane/test_deckgl.py
index f3980e530c..981270c941 100644
--- a/panel/tests/pane/test_deckgl.py
+++ b/panel/tests/pane/test_deckgl.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 pydeck_available = pytest.mark.skipif(pydeck is None, reason="requires pydeck")
 
 from panel.models.deckgl import DeckGLPlot
-from panel.pane import DeckGL, Pane, PaneBase
+from panel.pane import DeckGL, PaneBase, panel
 
 
 @pydeck_available
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_get_pydeck_pane_type_from_deck():
 @pydeck_available
 def test_pydeck_pane_deck(document, comm):
     deck = pydeck.Deck(tooltip=True, api_keys={'mapbox': 'ABC'})
-    pane = Pane(deck)
+    pane = panel(deck)
 
     # Create pane
     model = pane.get_root(document, comm=comm)
diff --git a/panel/tests/pane/test_holoviews.py b/panel/tests/pane/test_holoviews.py
index 580b644baf..083b2525a3 100644
--- a/panel/tests/pane/test_holoviews.py
+++ b/panel/tests/pane/test_holoviews.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime as dt
+import warnings
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 from panel.layout import Column, FlexBox, Row
 from panel.pane import HoloViews, PaneBase, panel
 from panel.tests.util import hv_available, mpl_available
+from panel.util.warnings import PanelDeprecationWarning
 from panel.widgets import (
     Checkbox, DiscreteSlider, FloatSlider, Select,
 )
@@ -671,11 +673,25 @@ def test_holoviews_link_within_pane(document, comm):
     assert range_tool.x_range == p2.x_range
 
 
+@hv_available
+def test_holoviews_property_override_old_method(document, comm):
+    c1 = hv.Curve([])
+
+    with warnings.catch_warnings():
+        warnings.simplefilter("ignore", PanelDeprecationWarning)
+        pane = pn.panel(c1, backend='bokeh', background='red',
+                        css_classes=['test_class'])
+    model = pane.get_root(document, comm=comm)
+
+    assert model.styles["background"] == 'red'
+    assert model.css_classes == ['test_class']
+
 @hv_available
 def test_holoviews_property_override(document, comm):
     c1 = hv.Curve([])
 
-    pane = pn.panel(c1, backend='bokeh', background='red',
+    pane = pn.panel(c1, backend='bokeh',
+                styles={'background': 'red'},
                 css_classes=['test_class'])
     model = pane.get_root(document, comm=comm)
 
diff --git a/panel/tests/pane/test_perspective.py b/panel/tests/pane/test_perspective.py
index 708bc6b267..26f0c21480 100644
--- a/panel/tests/pane/test_perspective.py
+++ b/panel/tests/pane/test_perspective.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 def test_perspective_int_cols(document, comm):
     psp = Perspective(
         data, columns=[0], aggregates={0: 'mean'}, sort=[[0, 'desc']],
-        row_pivots=[0], column_pivots=[0], filters=[[0, '==', 'None']]
+        group_by=[0], split_by=[0], filters=[[0, '==', 'None']]
     )
 
     model = psp.get_root(document, comm)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def test_perspective_int_cols(document, comm):
     })
 
     assert psp2.columns == [0]
-    assert psp2.row_pivots == [0]
-    assert psp2.column_pivots == [0]
+    assert psp2.group_by == [0]
+    assert psp2.split_by == [0]
     assert psp2.aggregates == {0: 'mean'}
     assert psp2.sort == [[0, 'desc']]
     assert psp2.filters == [[0, '==', 'None']]
diff --git a/panel/tests/widgets/test_debugger.py b/panel/tests/widgets/test_debugger.py
index dd5df4c8ec..0da8d1e72a 100644
--- a/panel/tests/widgets/test_debugger.py
+++ b/panel/tests/widgets/test_debugger.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 """This module contains tests of the Debugger"""
 import logging
 
+import pytest
+
 import panel as pn
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xdist_group("debugger")
 def test_debugger_constructor():
     debugger = pn.widgets.Debugger()
 
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ def test_debugger_constructor():
     assert repr(debugger).startswith("Debugger(")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xdist_group("debugger")
 def test_debugger_logging():
     logger = logging.getLogger('panel.callbacks')
     debugger = pn.widgets.Debugger()
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ def test_debugger_logging():
     #TODO: test if debugger.terminal.output is cleared by JS callback.
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xdist_group("debugger")
 def test_debugger_logging_info():
     logger = logging.getLogger('panel.callbacks')
     debugger = pn.widgets.Debugger(level=logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/panel/tests/widgets/test_indicators.py b/panel/tests/widgets/test_indicators.py
index 4c1ee57ef7..da743c9fee 100644
--- a/panel/tests/widgets/test_indicators.py
+++ b/panel/tests/widgets/test_indicators.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_gauge_bounds():
 
 def test_tqdm_color():
     tqdm = Tqdm()
-    tqdm.text_pane.style={'color': 'green'}
+    tqdm.text_pane.styles={'color': 'green'}
     for _ in tqdm(range(0,2)):
         pass
-    assert tqdm.text_pane.style["color"]=="green"
+    assert tqdm.text_pane.styles["color"]=="green"
diff --git a/panel/util/__init__.py b/panel/util/__init__.py
index 62971a048e..70a8cf02cc 100644
--- a/panel/util/__init__.py
+++ b/panel/util/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import re
 import sys
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
-import warnings
 
 from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
 from collections.abc import MutableMapping, MutableSequence
@@ -381,41 +380,3 @@ def base_version(version: str) -> str:
         return match.group()
     else:
         return version
-
-
-def style_to_styles(params):
-    """
-    In Bokeh 3.0.0 'style' was changed to 'styles'.
-    This small function will change it and emit a warning.
-
-    """
-    if "style" in params:
-        params["styles"] = params.pop("style")
-        msg = "The parameter 'style' is deprecated please use 'styles' instead of."
-        deprecation_warning(msg)
-
-    return params
-
-
-def deprecation_warning(msg, warning=FutureWarning):
-    # Finding the first stacklevel outside panel and param
-    # Inspired by: pandas.util._exceptions.find_stack_level
-    import param
-
-    import panel as pn
-
-    pkg_dir = os.path.dirname(pn.__file__)
-    test_dir = os.path.join(pkg_dir, "tests")
-    param_dir = os.path.dirname(param.__file__)
-
-    frame = inspect.currentframe()
-    stacklevel = 1
-    while frame:
-        fname = inspect.getfile(frame)
-        if (fname.startswith(pkg_dir) or fname.startswith(param_dir)) and not fname.startswith(test_dir):
-            frame = frame.f_back
-            stacklevel += 1
-        else:
-            break
-
-    warnings.warn(msg, warning, stacklevel=stacklevel)
diff --git a/panel/viewable.py b/panel/viewable.py
index e7bab59dfb..c2b1c4daa2 100644
--- a/panel/viewable.py
+++ b/panel/viewable.py
@@ -607,17 +607,13 @@ def _update_loading(self, *_) -> None:
             stop_loading_spinner(self)
 
     def _set_background(self, *_) -> None:
-        if self.background == self.styles.get("background", None):
+        if self.background == self.styles.get("background", None) or self.background is None:
             return
 
         # Warning
-        prev = f'{type(self).name}(background="{self.background}")'
-        new = f'{type(self).name}(styles={{"background": "{self.background}"}}'
-        deprecation_warning(
-            f"{prev!r} is deprecated and will stop working, "
-            f"use {new!r} instead of."
-        )
-
+        prev = f'{type(self).name}(background={self.background!r})'
+        new = f'{type(self).name}(styles={{"background": {self.background!r}}}'
+        deprecated("1.1", prev, new)
         self.styles["background"] = self.background
         self.param.trigger("styles")
 
diff --git a/panel/widgets/indicators.py b/panel/widgets/indicators.py
index c87ddc7237..948bb21ded 100644
--- a/panel/widgets/indicators.py
+++ b/panel/widgets/indicators.py
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def display(self, msg=None, pos=None, bar_style=None):
         super().display(msg, pos)
         styles = self._indicator.text_pane.styles or {}
-        if "color" not in style:
+        if "color" not in styles:
             color = self.colour or 'black'
             self._indicator.text_pane.styles = dict(styles, color=color)
         if self.total is not None and self.n is not None:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef83d59e93..7d8324dee4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 requires = [
     "param >=1.9.2",
     "pyct >=0.4.4",
-    "setuptools >=42",
+    "setuptools >=42,<66",  # upper pin can be removed after Holoviews support Bokeh 3.0
     "bokeh >=3.1.0.dev1,<3.2.0",
     "pyviz_comms >=0.7.4",
     "requests",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 109938d0a5..cd9f8e1726 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def run(self):
 ########## dependencies ##########
 
 install_requires = [
-    'bokeh >=3.0,<3.1',
+    'bokeh >=3.1.0.dev1',
     'param >=1.12.0',
     'pyviz_comms >=0.7.4',
     'markdown',
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def run(self):
     'setuptools >=42',
     'requests',
     'packaging',
-    'bokeh >=3.1.0.dev1,<3.2',
+    'bokeh >=3.1.0.dev1',
     'pyviz_comms >=0.7.4',
     'bleach',
     'tqdm >=4.48.0',