diff --git a/pennylane/_version.py b/pennylane/_version.py
index c555633110a..ef2aab37284 100644
--- a/pennylane/_version.py
+++ b/pennylane/_version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 Version number (major.minor.patch[-label])
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.41.0-dev11"
+__version__ = "0.41.0-dev12"