diff --git a/pennylane/_version.py b/pennylane/_version.py
index e11dd7a0a2e..35f51aa9251 100644
--- a/pennylane/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.38.0-dev28"
+__version__ = "0.38.0-dev29"